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Case Studies | Veterinary and Animal Science | India | Volume 13 Issue 4, April 2024 | Rating: 4.4 / 10
Traumatic Ventriculitis and Encapsulation of Foreign Body in a Native Duck
Biju P
Abstract: The ventriculus or gizzard is the muscular stomach of poultry and is functionally considered to replace the teeth in terms of digestion. Also known as gastric mill, and gigerium, a muscular thick - walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit is the pacemaker of gut motility. It is made up mostly of two smooth muscle bands (thick and thin) that are oriented in different directions to create a powerful crushing action when they contract and lined with tough protein cuticle (koilin) that resists enzymes and acids secreted by the proventriculus. Traumatic ventriculitis or hardware disease is the perforation and or ulcerative erosions of the horny lining of the gizzard caused by foreign bodies. Birds with traumatic ventriculitis have been reported to die of either extreme emaciation or from toxaemia. This article describes observations of the first report of a typical case in a native duck breed (Chara) that survived traumatic ventriculitis due to encapsulation of the causative agent.
Keywords: Chara Duck, traumatic ventriculitis
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 4, April 2024,
Pages: 240 - 242