ANS 110 L Terms Flashcards
Gilt
Female that has not farrowed
Sow
Female pig that has farrowed
Boar
Intact male pig
Barrow
castrated male pig
Farrow
action of giving birth
Piglet
baby pig
Farrow-Finisher
management system here at msu
Ab-libitum
feeding as often as needed
Parity
number of litters sow carried
Stigma
where follicle splits in order for yolk to drop onto egg duct
Chalaza
hold yolk in center of egg
Cuticle
protective layer the shell of an egg and fills pores that allows air to flow inside for growing chick
air cell
air space forms when contents of the egg cool and contract after egg is laid
Keel Bone
dark breast bone that runs down the middle of the cavity of the chicken, main attachment for flight
Liver
produces bile, creates egg yolk
Spleen
immunities, site of antigen response
Gall Bladder
to store and concentrate bile juice
proventriculus
where digestion begins
crop
where food is stored after its swallowed
gizzard
breaks down food for digestion
Duodenal loop
extends from the gizzard to the gall bladder, liver, and pancreas
Meckels Diverticulum
lymphoid tissue from small intestine
oviduct
tube like organ along backbone between ovary and tail, once yolk is developed, it drops
Infundibulum
funnel-shaped and lies adjacent to the ovary. It is up to 9 centimeters long in the laying hen and has the function of searching for and engulfing the yolk that has just been released from the follicle into the adjacent ovarian pocket or body cavity.