A Study on the Back Flow of Urine into the Ceca of Chickens

A cecostomy technique was developed to quantify urine back flow into the ceca of fed and feed-deprived adult male chickens. On the two days after surgery, the tubings of cecostomized chickens were flushed with 20 ml of warm saline solution every other day for 10 days. The operated chickens were...

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Main Authors: Jang-Ho Son, Yutaka Karasawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2004-07-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/41/3/41_3_186/_pdf/-char/en