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Mechanisms of excreta formation and elimination in turkeys and ostriches
1Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55126, USA.
The Journal of Experimental Zoology
|March 9, 1999
Abstract:
Undigested feed and precipitated uric acid are excreted together in domestic turkeys, whereas in ostriches, liquid urine then discrete fecal boli are excreted in rapid succession. Gross anatomy and physiology of the cloacal structures of these two species also differ, providing an explanation for the differences in their waste products.