Morphology of rectum in broiler chicken and domestic fowl: notability of retrograde peristalsis for water preservation
Using light and electron microscopy, the rectum-coprodeum (R-C) segment of two species of chickens was examined. Six domestic fowls (Gallus domesticus) and 12 broiler chickens (ROSS 308) with the same ages were chosen for this study. Intestinal samples were sectioned with stereological procedures fo...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Animal Research |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2017.1367687 |