ANSI 1124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Cecum, Cloaca, Duodenum
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The digestive organs of fowl are similar to those of other monogastrics except for the lack of teeth and the presence of the gizzard and the crop. Swallowed feed and water is stored in the crop until it is time to pass it on to the rest of the digestive tract . The proventriculus (also known as the true stomach") is the glandular stomach where. As with human stomachs, hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes (e. g. , pepsin) are added to the feed here and digestion begins . At this point the food has not yet been ground up. The gizzard, or ventriculus, is a highly specialized grinding organ often referred to as the. Is made up of two sets of strong muscles which act as the bird"s teeth: grit. Small intestine: over 4. 5 feet in length and terminates at its juncture with the large intestine. The first part of the small intestine loops around the pancreas (called the duodenal loop)
