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Avian Female Reproductive System (view source)
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** Artery is very short, making ovariectomy very difficult with risk of [[Haemorrhage - Pathology|haemorrhage]].
** Artery is very short, making ovariectomy very difficult with risk of [[Haemorrhage - Pathology|haemorrhage]].
* Contains from 500 to several thousand primary [[Oogenesis - Anatomy & Physiology|oocytes]].
* Contains from 500 to several thousand primary [[Oogenesis - Anatomy & Physiology|oocytes]].
* [[The_Ovary_-_Follicles_- Anatomy & Physiology|Follicles]] are '''pedunculated''', suspended by a stalk containing smooth muscle that has a rich vascular and nerve supply.
* [[Follicles - Anatomy & Physiology|Follicles]] are '''pedunculated''', suspended by a stalk containing smooth muscle that has a rich vascular and nerve supply.
** Large, pendulous [[The_Ovary_-_Follicles_- Anatomy & Physiology|Follicles]] may contact the [[Avian_Digestive_Tract_- Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]], [[Spleen_- Anatomy & Physiology|spleen]] and [[Avian_Intestines_- Anatomy & Physiology|intestines]].
** Large, pendulous [[Follicles - Anatomy & Physiology|Follicles]] may contact the [[Avian_Digestive_Tract_- Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]], [[Spleen_- Anatomy & Physiology|spleen]] and [[Avian_Intestines_- Anatomy & Physiology|intestines]].
** Each consists of a large, yolk-filled oocyte surrounded by a highly vascular follicular wall.
** Each consists of a large, yolk-filled oocyte surrounded by a highly vascular follicular wall.
* Shortly before [[Exotics_-_Breeding%2C_Ovulation_and_Oviposition_- Anatomy & Physiology#Ovulation|ovulation]], a devascularized white band (stigma) appears opposite the stalk, indicating where the wall will rupture at [[Exotics_-_Breeding%2C_Ovulation_and_Oviposition_- Anatomy & Physiology#Ovulation|ovulation]].
* Shortly before [[Exotics_-_Breeding%2C_Ovulation_and_Oviposition_- Anatomy & Physiology#Ovulation|ovulation]], a devascularized white band (stigma) appears opposite the stalk, indicating where the wall will rupture at [[Exotics_-_Breeding%2C_Ovulation_and_Oviposition_- Anatomy & Physiology#Ovulation|ovulation]].