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Macroscopic study of digestive system of house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
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Razia Kausar Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Zainab Malik Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Arfa Anjum Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Zinia Anwar Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Gulshan Zameer Kazmi Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Mobeen Kousar Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Faiza Ghafoor Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Muhammad Sami Ullah Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Muhammad Zubair Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
Abstract
House sparrow is a small passerine bird that lives in urban and rural areas. Generally they are non-migratory, socially monogamous birds. Their alimentary tract is similar to that of other birds in terms of anatomical adaptations. Their diet consists of mostly cereal grains, seeds with a minor proportion of natural grasses and a negligible number of insects. This study was planned to determine the macroscopic and microscopic components of the house sparrow digestive tract. For this purpose 20 adult sparrows of both sexes were taken and randomly divided into two groups: group A (ten males) and group B (ten females). Live weight of each sparrow was recorded and after slaughtering carcass weight was recorded. Careful evisceration of digestive organs was done. Each part was examined comprehensively as anatomically and histologically. The length, width and weight of digestive tract organs such as tongue, esophagus, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, liver, small intestine and large intestine were measured. Average body length and weight of male house sparrow ranged between 13.9±0.23cm and 21.30±0.54g respectively and for female house sparrows average length and weight was 13.74±0.23cm and 21.30±0.54g. The results indicated that appearance feature between them presented significant differences (p0.05) difference in the digestive parameters of male and female house sparrows.
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Page(s) 2219-2222
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Bioscience Research, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Year: 2022
Keywords
Digestive system Gizzard Gross Anatomy House sparrow
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