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Poultry Digestive Anatomy
part of Test 1
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 2
02/09/2017

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the purpose of the digestive system
Definition
-breakdown of food
-absorption of nutrients
-excretion of undigested material
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depiction of the avian digestive tract compared with the human digestive tract
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depiction of the avian digestive tract
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Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 1?
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Definition
esophagus
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Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 2?
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Definition
crop
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 3?
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Definition
proventriculus
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 4?
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Definition
gizzard
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 5?
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Definition
small intestine
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Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 6?
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Definition
small intestine
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Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 7?
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Definition
large intestine
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Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 8?
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Definition
cloaca
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 9?
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Definition
vent
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 1?
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precrop esophagus
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 2?
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Definition
crop
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 3?
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Definition
postcrop esophagus
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 4?
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Definition
proventriculus
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 5?
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Definition
gizzard
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 6?
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Definition
small intestine
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 7?
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Definition
pancreas
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 8?
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Definition
ceca
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 9?
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Definition
large intestine
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 10?
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Definition
cloaca
Term
Which part of the avian digestive tract is number 11?
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Definition
vent
Term
prehension
Definition
the act of bringing food into the mouth
Term
Deglutination
Definition
the act of swallowing
Term
how a bird swallows
Definition
they pick up feed with their beaks, mix it with saliva and then raise their heads and extend their neck, thereupon allowing the feed to progress downward by gravity and negative pressure in the esophagus. The tongue plays an important role in moving the food particles toward the esophagus.
Term
the lack of this prevents a bird from swallowing like humans do
Definition
soft pallate
Term
Why is beak trimming used in broiler breeders?
Definition
Beak trimming is a preventive measure to reduce damage caused by injurious pecking such as cannibalism, feather pecking and vent pecking, and thereby improve livability. Broiler breeding stock may be trimmed to prevent damage during mating.
Term
what are the advantages of beak trimming?
Definition
-reduced feather pecking
-reduced cannibalism
-better feather condition
-less fearfulness
-less nervousness
-less chronic stress
-decreased mortality
Term
what are the disadvantages of beak trimming?
Definition
beak trimming takes off that tip
Term
Atavism
Definition
Evolutionarily, traits that have disappeared phenotypically, but do not necessarily disappear from an organism's DNA
Term
What recent atavistic discovery in birds demonstrates that they are direct descendants of dinosaurs?
Definition
having the genes for dinosaur-like teeth and hands
Term
crop
Definition
an expansion of the esophagus
Term
the purpose of the crop
Definition
food storage
Term
what may be the selective pressure for the crop in birds
Definition
function as food storage when food supply is limited
Term
crop milk
Definition
a secretion in the crop produced by birds such as pigeons and doves when crop epithelial cells fill with lipid due to stimulation by the hormone prolactin
Term
when is crop milk produced?
Definition
Crop milk is regurgitated and fed to the young
Term
function of the proventriculus
Definition
The proventriculus is a small organ through which ingested feed passes rapidly. The fluid secreted by the proventriculus is very similar to those in the stomach of non-ruminant mammals, containing both pepsinogen and HCl. Very little churning and mixing of feed occurs in this organ. Two types of glands predominate in the proventriculus (glandular stomach) : (1) simple mucosal glands that secrete mucus and (2) compound submucosal glands that secrete mucus, hydrochloric acid, and pepsinogen.
Term
function of the gizzard
Definition
the mechanical action of mixing and grinding the feed
Term
the function of HCl and Pepsinogen
Definition
HCl lowers the pH to enable pepsinogen to turn into pepsin, which is an active protease at low pH
Term
Why is pepsinogen dependent on HCl?
Definition
HCl helps turn pepsinogen into pepsin, which is an active protease that works at low pH
Term
What is the koilin layer in the gizzard and what purpose does it serve?
Definition
secreted layer of mucus to protect the gizzard from the HCl
Term
protease
Definition
enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids
Term
lipase
Definition
enzyme that breaks down fats into fatty acids and monoglycerides
Term
amylase, maltase, and sucrase
Definition
some enzymes that break down carbohydrates into monosaccharides
Term
the order of the different segments of the small intestines
Definition
Duodenum --> Jejunum --> Ileum
Term
What is the anatomical demarcation between the jejunum and ileum?
Definition
Meckel’s diverticulum
Term
what is Meckel’s diverticulum a remnant of?
Definition
it’s where the yolk sac was attached during embryonic development
Term
What three anatomical arrangements allow for increased surface area in the small intestines to increase nutrient absorption?
Definition
-circular folds
-villi
-microvilli
Term
Difference between microvilli and villi
Definition
villi protrude into the lumen (inside) of the intestine and microvilli are cytoplasmic extensions off of the epithelial membrane of the villi
Term
lumen
Definition
inside of intestine
Term
villi
Definition
protrude into the lumen (inside) of the intestine
Term
microvilli
Definition
cytoplasmic extensions off of the epithelial membrane of the villi
Term
Why is the pancreas vital for digestion?
Definition
the enzymes it secretes help with digestion; Pancreatic enzymes take over protein digestion in small intestine by hydrolyzing polypeptides into shorter oligopeptides
Term
what does the pancreas secrete that helps with digestion?
Definition
Pancreatic Exocrine Secretions, which are -lipase -amylase -proteolytic enzymes -NaHCO3
Term
amylase
Definition
digests starch and glucose
Term
Proteolytic enzymes
Definition
the 3 main proteases are trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, and procarboxypeptidase
Term
the role of NaHCO3 secreted by the pancreas
Definition
this brings the pH up and neutralizes it
Term
why trypsin is a vital protease needed for digestion
Definition
When activated, trypsinogen becomes trypsin and trypsin in turn can activate two other pancreatic zymogens (procarboxypeptidase and chymotrypsinogen). Trypsin then converts procarboxypeptidase to carboxypeptidase. Trypsin helps with hydrolysis and breaking peptide bonds.
Term
Why might raw soybean be a problem in poultry feed?
Definition
because raw soybean contains a protein that is a trypsin inhibitor
Term
zymogen
Definition
inactive form of an enzyme that becomes activated at the site of digestion
Term
the process of protein digestion
Definition
1: pancreas releases trypsinogen, procarboxypeptidase, and chymotrypsinogen into small intestine
2: trypsinogen gets activated into trypsin by enterokinase
3: trypsin converts procarboxypeptidase and chymotrypsinogen into carboxylase and chymotrypsin, respectively
4: Pancreatic enzymes take over protein digestion in small intestine by hydrolyzing polypeptides into shorter oligopeptides.
5: Brush border enzymes finish task, producing free amino acids that are absorbed into intestinal epithelial cells
-Enterocytes use sodium-dependent amino acid cotransporters move amino acids into epithelial cells (co-transporter means they bring them both in)
-Facilitated diffusion moves amino acids out into bloodstream
Term
Why would low sodium lead to a decrease in amino acid and monosaccharide absorption?
Definition
because they are both absorbed through a Na dependent active transport mechanism
Term
When can antibiotics be used in poultry?
Definition
when under authority from a vet
Term
How were they once used (but no longer)?
Definition
growth promoters
Term
depiction of pancreatic enzymes in small intestine
Definition
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Term
What's number 1?
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Definition
trypsinogen
Term
What's number 2?
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Definition
enterokinase
Term
What's number 3?
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Definition
trypsin
Term
What's number 4?
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Definition
procarboxypeptidase and chymotrypsinogen
Term
What's number 5?
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Definition
carboxypeptidase and chymptrypsin
Term
What's number 6?
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Definition
active protease
Term
probiotics
Definition
a live microbial feed supplement which beneficially affects the host animal by improving its intestinal balance
Term
how can probiotics be used in poultry?
Definition
stimulating the immune system
Term
how do probiotics work?
Definition
Mode of action in broilers:
-Outcompete or exclude pathogenic bacteria
-Alter metabolism by increasing digestive enzyme activity
-Improve feed efficiency, Decreased ammonia production
-Stimulate the Immune system; helps immune system be more on guard
Term
prebiotics
Definition
non-digestible food ingredients that beneficially affect the host by selectively stimulating growth and/or activity of beneficial GI microbes
Term
how can prebiotics be used in poultry
Definition
providing a substrate for beneficial bacteria (lactobaccili)
Term
How do prebiotics work?
Definition
how they may work:
-supplying nutrients to beneficial microbes
-tricking pathogenic bacteria into attaching to the oligosaccharide rather than to the -intestinal mucosa
-Lower the gut pH through lactic acid production
-Inhibit/prevent colonization of pathogens
-Modifying metabolic activity of normal intestinal flora
-Stimulation of the immune system.
Term
What is a measurement that involves the GI tract that can be made to test the effectiveness of prebiotics?
Definition
Because the oligosaccharide is non-digestible, the microbes that are attached will travel along the GIT with the ingesta, and are excreted from the bird along with other undigested food.
Term
What poultry company is currently taking a public stand against the “no antibiotics ever” movement?
Definition
Sanderson Farms
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