Chicken: Female reproduction

Ramesh Ramachandran

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20519-0

Chicken: Female reproduction

Ramesh Ramachandran

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

Female chickens have a single ovary that harbors a hierarchy of ovarian follicles in various stages of development under the influence of pituitary gonadotropins and ovarian hormones. Estrogen stimulates liver to secret precursors of yolk lipoprotein for deposition inside the oocyte. Oocyte enters the oviduct following ovulation and gets fertilized if viable spermatozoa are present. The oocyte is surrounded by successive layers of albumen, shell membrane and shell before expelled through vagina and cloaca by contraction of shell gland smooth muscle. Reproductive disorders include ovarian cancer in egg-type chickens and excessive follicular recruitment in broiler breeder hens.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Reproduction
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	586-594
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128151457
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20519-0
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Medicine

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20519-0

Cite this

@inbook{aa81f33915df4786b4eaf683908bfaee,

title = "Chicken: Female reproduction",

abstract = "Female chickens have a single ovary that harbors a hierarchy of ovarian follicles in various stages of development under the influence of pituitary gonadotropins and ovarian hormones. Estrogen stimulates liver to secret precursors of yolk lipoprotein for deposition inside the oocyte. Oocyte enters the oviduct following ovulation and gets fertilized if viable spermatozoa are present. The oocyte is surrounded by successive layers of albumen, shell membrane and shell before expelled through vagina and cloaca by contraction of shell gland smooth muscle. Reproductive disorders include ovarian cancer in egg-type chickens and excessive follicular recruitment in broiler breeder hens.",

author = "Ramesh Ramachandran",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Elsevier Inc.",

year = "2018",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20519-0",

language = "English (US)",

pages = "586--594",

booktitle = "Encyclopedia of Reproduction",

publisher = "Elsevier",

address = "Netherlands",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Chicken

T2 - Female reproduction

AU - Ramachandran, Ramesh

PY - 2018/1/1

Y1 - 2018/1/1

N2 - Female chickens have a single ovary that harbors a hierarchy of ovarian follicles in various stages of development under the influence of pituitary gonadotropins and ovarian hormones. Estrogen stimulates liver to secret precursors of yolk lipoprotein for deposition inside the oocyte. Oocyte enters the oviduct following ovulation and gets fertilized if viable spermatozoa are present. The oocyte is surrounded by successive layers of albumen, shell membrane and shell before expelled through vagina and cloaca by contraction of shell gland smooth muscle. Reproductive disorders include ovarian cancer in egg-type chickens and excessive follicular recruitment in broiler breeder hens.

AB - Female chickens have a single ovary that harbors a hierarchy of ovarian follicles in various stages of development under the influence of pituitary gonadotropins and ovarian hormones. Estrogen stimulates liver to secret precursors of yolk lipoprotein for deposition inside the oocyte. Oocyte enters the oviduct following ovulation and gets fertilized if viable spermatozoa are present. The oocyte is surrounded by successive layers of albumen, shell membrane and shell before expelled through vagina and cloaca by contraction of shell gland smooth muscle. Reproductive disorders include ovarian cancer in egg-type chickens and excessive follicular recruitment in broiler breeder hens.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85079262351&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85079262351&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20519-0

DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20519-0

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85079262351

SP - 586

EP - 594

BT - Encyclopedia of Reproduction

PB - Elsevier

ER -

Chicken: Female reproduction

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this