Abstract
IT HAS been commonly believed that the ceca are an important site of infection in bluecomb of turkeys. Aqueous suspensions of minced ceca and colon from diseased turkeys have been used for transmission of bluecomb by the oral route. During bluecomb, intestinal contents (including cecal ingesta) are watery, gaseous, and an abnormal yellowish-brown color (Jungherr and Pomeroy, 1965).Schlotthauer et al. (1933) reported that occlusion of the ceca protected a high percentage of turkeys from development of signs of histomoniasis.Much confusion exists in the literature concerning the role of the cloaca, colon, and ceca in absorption of urinary constituents in poultry. It has been reported (Akester et al., 1967; Hill, 1965; Koike and McFarland, 1966; Nechay et al., 1968; Skadhauge, 1968) that urine may reflux into the colon and ceca of chickens. Urinary water may be absorbed from the cloaca, colon, and ceca (Dicker and Haslam, 1966; Skadhauge, 1967).…
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