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Case Report: Atresia of the Left Oviduct and Anormaly of the Caecum of a 12 Month Old Layer
M.H. Sulaiman, L. Saidu and P.A. Abdu

Abstract: This study describe a rare case of congenital defects involving the atresia of the left oviduct with the accompanying abnormalities of ovaries and caecum observed in a 12 month old layer presented to the Avian Ambulatory Clinic of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. At post mortem, a thin wall oviduct measuring 18 cm long which opens into the cloaca was noticed while the left oviduct was completely absent. In addition the right hypolastic oviduct had a large cyst with a morphometric measurement of 18 cm by 14 cm by 7 cm and containing 1.25 L of clear non proteinous fluid, weighing 1.01 kg. When the cystic fluid was cultured in blood agar at 37°C for 72 h, no bacteria colony growth was observed. However, biochemical analysis revealed a composition of electrolytes. The bird also had undeveloped ovaries, malformed illeocaecal junction cranially measuring 6.5 cm.

How to cite this article
M.H. Sulaiman, L. Saidu and P.A. Abdu, 2010. Case Report: Atresia of the Left Oviduct and Anormaly of the Caecum of a 12 Month Old Layer. Research Journal of Poultry Sciences, 3: 39-42.

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