Avian Production Management

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

• Birds are unique among animals as they reproduce through an egg which contains all the necessary components for the commencement and maintenance of life process during embryonic development
• The hen actually does bulk of the reproductive work prior to the laying  since the egg laid provides all the nutrients necessary to create and maintain early life of the embryo
• The female reproductive system consist of Ovary and Oviduct
• At the time of early embryonic development, two ovaries and two oviducts exist. But the right set atrophies, leaving only the left ovary and oviduct at hatching