INTESTINAL DIVERTICULUM IN A TURKEY

A normal 21-day-old British United Turkey of America had an intestinal diverticulum. The diverticulum, which affected all layers of the inte stinal wall, arose on the mesenteric surface of the ileum midway betwe en the yolk sac and the cecal tonsils. The general structure of the di verticulum resembled the normal histological appearance of the ileum, although a progressive atrophy of the wall occurred throughout the len gth of the diverticulum. No metaplasia, inflammation, or tumor was obs erved.