GROSS, BIOMETRICAL AND HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON VARIOUS ORGANS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF FRIZZLED FEATHER AND NAKED NECK FOWLS (Gallus gallus domesticus)
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2016
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND
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The present study entitled “Gross, Biometrical and Histomorphological Study on Various Organs of The Digestive System of Frizzled feather and Naked neck Fowls (Gallus gallus domesticus)” was carried out at the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Science & A. H., Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat. For this study, Six healthy adult birds (aging at 14th weeks) Frizzled feather and Naked neck breeds were used for the gross, biometrical and histomorphological evaluations. The biometrical measurements of the different parameters of the digestive system include tongue, oesophagus, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, small intestine viz., duodenum, jejunum, ileum and large intestine includes double caeca and colorectum, liver and pancreas were recorded with the help of the digital weighing balance, Vernier calipers and non-stretchable thread.
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