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| − | The gizzard is the | + | The gizzard is the mechanical “stomach” of a [[bird]]. It is located just after the true or glandular stomach in the gastrointestinal system. Since [[poultry]] have no teeth and swallow feed whole, this muscular organ, sometimes called “hen’s teeth,” mechanically grinds and mixes the [[bird]]’s feed. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index] | [http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index] | ||
[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]] | [[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]] | ||
Revision as of 23:58, August 6, 2009
The gizzard is the mechanical “stomach” of a bird. It is located just after the true or glandular stomach in the gastrointestinal system. Since poultry have no teeth and swallow feed whole, this muscular organ, sometimes called “hen’s teeth,” mechanically grinds and mixes the bird’s feed.