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IN order to examine some factors which influence the intestinal absorption and urinary excretion of calcium and phosphorus in the chicken, a surgical method for the separation of urine and fæces has been developed which depends upon the successful ‘exteriorization’ of the distal end of the large intestine. This method, which has been employed principally in adult Rhode Island Red females, is equally suitable for adult capons and cockerels. Females operated on one year ago and fed practical rations have maintained normal behaviour, appetite, laying performance and live weight compared with non-operated controls. They have been employed for the daily collection of urine and fæces in various experiments, to be reported elsewhere, ranging from three to ten weeks duration.
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FUSSELL, M. Collection of Urine and Fæces from the Chicken. Nature 185, 332–333 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185332b0
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