Mechanisms of excreta formation and elimination in turkeys and ostriches

Authors
Duke, GE
Citation
Ge. Duke, Mechanisms of excreta formation and elimination in turkeys and ostriches, J EXP ZOOL, 283(4-5), 1999, pp. 478-479
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences","Animal & Plant Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
0022104X → ACNP
Volume
283
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
478 - 479
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-104X(199903/04)283:4-5<478:MOEFAE>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Undigested feed and precipitated uric acid are excreted together in domesti c turkeys, whereas in ostriches, liquid urine then discrete fecal boli are excreted in rapid succession. Gross anatomy and physiology of the cloacal s tructures of these two species also differ, providing an explanation for th e differences in their waste products. J. Exp. Zool. 283:478-479, 1999. (C) 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.