Anatomy and Histology of the Domestic Chicken

The text includes a total of more than 200 high-resolution, high quality color images and diagrams. Written by two highly qualified professors with significant experience in the field, Anatomy and Histology of the Domestic Chicken includes information on:

• External features of the body, including regions, features, ornaments, shape, feathers, skin, and the uropygial gland
• Musculoskeletal characteristics including cartilage and bone formation and classification, as well as flight and ambulatory muscles
• Digestive system, including the beak, esophagus, crop, proventriculus, ventriculus, intestines, and accessory glands
• Respiratory system, including external nares, nasal cavity, trachea, upper larynx, syrinx, lungs, and air sacs
• Urinary system, including kidneys and the ureter, cloaca-urodeum, and genital system, covering differences between males and females
• Endocrine system, including pituitary, pineal, adrenal, pancreas, thyroid, and parathyroid glands
• Nervous system with central and peripheral divisions and sense organs including eye and ear
• Lymphatic system, with descriptions of the primary and secondary lymphatic organs
• Egg anatomy and development of the chick embryo
• Applied anatomical concepts important for clinical maneuvers and necropsy