Light and scanning electron microscopy of the intestine of the young red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus)

• Main Authors: Khadim, Khalid Kamil, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin, Khamas, Wael
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15456/1/Light%20and%20scanning%20electron%20microscopy%20of%20the%20intestine%20of%20the%20young%20Red%20Jungle%20fowl.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15456/; http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2010.2729.2737

Thirty males of Red Jungle Fowl (RJF) were divided into 3 equal groups, euthanized at day 1, 10 and 20 days after hatching. The morphometric analyses were performed at three different magnification levels. Different segments (duodenum, jejunum and ileum) and cecum were weighted and length of each sm...