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BIRD MILK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
- Animal Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crop milk
1, record 1, English, crop%20milk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bird milk 1, record 1, English, bird%20milk
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A semi-solid, crumbly excretion high in fat and protein that some bird species feed to baby birds during the first days after hatching. 1, record 1, English, - crop%20milk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crop milk is only fed to young birds for a few days until they are able to digest other foods, and parent birds may gradually mix adult food in with the young birds' diet to wean them off crop milk. 1, record 1, English, - crop%20milk
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cropmilk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
- Biologie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lait de jabot
1, record 1, French, lait%20de%20jabot
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance semi-liquide très nutritive que certaines espèces d'oiseaux (pigeon, flamant, etc.) produisent à l'intérieur de leur jabot et régurgitent pour nourrir leurs oisillons. 2, record 1, French, - lait%20de%20jabot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette substance riche en protéine est produite dans le jabot des pigeons et tourterelles mâles et femelles à partir de la desquamation des cellules épithéliales externes des parois latérales de cet organe. Les cellules épithéliales du jabot s'hypertrophient et deviennent riches en lipides sous l'influence de l'hormone prolactine qui est sécrétée par l'adénohypophyse. Les deux parents nourrissent leurs petits en régurgitant le «lait», lequel constitue essentiellement la seule nourriture du pigeonneau pendant les quelques premiers jours après sa naissance. Puis, le lait de jabot est mélangé à des quantités croissantes de grains régurgités et à d'autres aliments que les parents ont ingérés. 3, record 1, French, - lait%20de%20jabot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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