Size and localization of vitelline peduncle and diverticulum in broiler chickens<br>Tamanho e localização do pedúnculo e divertículo vitelínicos em aves de corte

The vitelline diverticulum is the remnant of the yolk stalk and present in most of birds and is bigger in younger birds. It is constituted by lymphoid tissue, lasts until animals are 21 month-old and its location is not accurate in scientific data. The purpose of this paper was to describe the preci...

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Main Authors: Murilo Souza Ferreira, Pascoal Funari Júnior, Gregório Correa Guimarães, Fabrício Singaretti Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2012-10-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/10453