Aphagia in Chickens
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TL;DR
Aphagic chickens have been produced with electrolytic lesions placed stereotaxically in the diencephalon and showed additional disturbances: impaired gastrointestinal motility, temperature regulation, adipsia and abnormal body composition.
Abstract
Aphagic chickens have been produced with electrolytic lesions placed stereotaxically in the diencephalon. These chickens were maintained by introducing food into their crops through a tube. They were inactive and lost much of the ‘nervous’ temperament of White Leghorn chickens. One or more of these chickens showed additional disturbances: impaired gastrointestinal motility, temperature regulation, adipsia and abnormal body composition.