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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==

Revision as of 22:04, 2 September 2008

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AVIAN DIGESTIVE TRACT



Introduction

The crop is a food storage device present in avian species. It is usually used when the muscular stomach (gizzard) is full. The crop also softens food.

It is a useful tool for avian veterinarians and owners for assessing when the bird last ate and it is especially important to ensure young chicks always have full crops. It is also a common site for impactions and surgical entry to remove foreign bodies.

Structure and Function

Crop Anatomy(Copyright RVC)
  • Muscular chamber
  • Bulges and lies against the breast muscles


Innervation

Species Differences

  • Crop small in ducks and geese
  • Crop much larger and muscular in seed eating birds
  • Pigeons have epithelial cells in their crop sensitive to prolactin which slough when chicks (squabs) hatch producing crop milk
  • Owls have no storage facility in their crops, so produce a pellet of indigestible material after every meal


Links

Avian Alimentary Tract Flashcards

Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology