. Diseases of poultry; their etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Poultry. 42 Diseases of Poultry vertebrae of which the first, called the atlas, is the smallest. The vertebrae of the back (6) number seven, but they are usually nearly completely grown together into one single mass •':' --^' of bone. To these vertebrae of the back (called the thoracic vertebra) are at- tached the seven pairs of ribs (7). The lumbar verte- brae, of which only one or two remain, are in old birds grown together with the sacral vertebrae (17). Behind the sacral vertebrae come the caudal (18), which suppo
. Diseases of poultry; their etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Poultry. 42 Diseases of Poultry vertebrae of which the first, called the atlas, is the smallest. The vertebrae of the back (6) number seven, but they are usually nearly completely grown together into one single mass •':' --^' of bone. To these vertebrae of the back (called the thoracic vertebra) are at- tached the seven pairs of ribs (7). The lumbar verte- brae, of which only one or two remain, are in old birds grown together with the sacral vertebrae (17). Behind the sacral vertebrae come the caudal (18), which support the struc- ture known, rather colloquially, as the "pope's ; There are six caudal vertebrae. The pelvis consists of three bones fused together: the ilium (19), the ischium (20), and the pubis (21). The breastbone (8) bears a high and sharp bony plate, the keel, to which the breast muscles are attached. The wings are supported by the pectoral or shoulder girdle of. Fig. 6. — Skeleton of cock (Gallus sp.). For explanation of figures see text. (After Diirigen.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pearl, Raymond; Surface, Frank Macy, 1882- joint author; Curtis, Maynie Rose, 1880- joint author. New York, The Macmillan Company
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