proventriculus


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proventriculus

[‚prō·vən′trik·yə·ləs]
(invertebrate zoology)
A sac anterior to the gizzard in earthworms.
A dilation of the foregut anterior to the midgut of Mandibulata.
(vertebrate zoology)
The true stomach of a bird, usually separated from the gizzard by a constriction.
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Inspection of the proventriculus and ventriculus revealed evidence of inflammation and mild ulceration.
Endoscopic Removal of Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies in Two African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus) and a Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
The bird can take advantage of a wide variety of food due to presence of a glandular proventriculus and a strong gizzard.
HISTOLOGICAL AND HISTOMETRIC ALTERATIONS IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT AND ACCESSORY GLANDS OF DUCK (Anasplatyrhynchos) WITH SEX AND PROGRESSIVE AGE
05) of the RW of crop, proventriculus, gizzard, duodenum, jejunum and colon among treatments.
Multiple-enzyme supplementation on digestive traits, carcass characteristics, blood lipid parameters and growth performance of broilers fed a wheat-based diet
Diagnosis: The pharynx has 6 teeth with a lateral plate on each side and the proventriculus extends about fifteen segments with approximately sixty muscle bands.
Some intertidal and shallow water polychaetes of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica
The weights of the proventriculus and ventriculus were lower in the group subjected to thermal stimulation with heat (1.
Thermal stimulation of Ross[R]-lineage embryos on a commercial scale/Estimulacao termica dos embrioes da linhagem Ross[R] em escala comercial
05) intestinal and proventriculus weight than females at 12 weeks of age, however, non-significant differences were noted between sexes at 15 weeks of age.
CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND ORGAN DEVELOPMENT IN FOUR DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF NATIVE ASEEL CHICKEN OF PAKISTAN
After the birds died or were euthanized, we collected tissues aseptically from the brain, trachea, lung, kidney, spleen, heart, cecal tonsil, liver, leg muscle, intestine and pancreas, and proventriculus for virus recovery.
Novel reassortant influenza A(H5N8) viruses among inoculated domestic and wild ducks, South Korea, 2014
On opening the carcasses, typical IBD lesions were observed; they included enlarged BFs which were also oedematous, haemorrhagic, and sometimes necrotic and atrophied, with caseous cheesy exudates in the mucosa, haemorrhages in the thigh, leg, and breast muscles, proventriculus, caecal tonsils, thymus, and spleen.
Isolation of infectious bursal disease virus using indigenous chicken embryos in Kenya
Alimentary canal, digestion, microbiome, phasmids, proventriculus, symbioses
Review of the gross anatomy and microbiology of the Phasmatodea digestive tract
Omnivorous insects have also adapted features within their intestinal tract to destroy the hard portions of the seed that could damage the midgut; the adaptations these insects have developed include sharp raduli covering the anterior portion of the proventriculus, thought to better destroy the hard seeds and protect the mid- and hindgut (Forsythe 1982).
An indigenous gut bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (Lactobacillales: Enterococcaceae), increases seed consumption by Harpalus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Following dissection, all prey items (stomach contents) found anterior to the proventriculus, including in the mouth, crop, esophagus, and stomach, were removed and placed in 10% formalin and fixed for 3 w.
Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) of Leech Lake, Minnesota: temporal variation of diets and assessment of differential prey selection in adults
Use of 5 g SL powder tended to increase the weights of crop and proventriculus compared to control (P greater than 0.
Effects of Dietary Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) Leaf Powder on Growth Performance, Body Components and Digestive System of Broiler Chicks

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