Composition of crop and gizzard contents in the laying hen

Crop and gizzard contents were analysed at six stages of egg formation. 2. The crop was empty during the day and full during the night while the gizzard contained a constant amount of dry matter. The water content of the crop did not change but that of the gizzard was at a minimum just after the ovulation and at a maximum 18 h later. 3. The osmotic pressure of the gizzard contents remained constant and close to that of the blood; that of the crop contents was almost isotonic at oviposition but hypertonic 18 h later. In both organs the pH of the liquid phase varied cyclicly with the egg formation and was lowest during egg shell deposition. 4. The Na+, K+ and Cl- contents of the crop liquid phase did not vary but Ca2+ increased with decreasing pH.Na+ and K+ were also constant in the gizzard liquid phase but Cl- and Ca2+ increased during shell formation. 5. It is concluded that the amount of HCl secreted by the proventiculus is related to egg shell deposition and that calcium solubilisation depends on microbial fermentation in crop and HCl secretion by proventriculus.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1976

Erschienen:

1976

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

British poultry science - 17(1976), 5 vom: 17. Sept., Seite 499-507

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mongin, P [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

059QF0KO0R
9NEZ333N27
Calcium
Chlorides
Journal Article
Potassium
RWP5GA015D
SY7Q814VUP
Sodium
Water

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.12.1976

Date Revised 23.11.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM00009837X