Pendulous Crop
Pendulous crop (pendulum, baggy or drop crop) in poultry is a condition where the crop becomes abnormally enlarged, sagging and distended. It usually feels like a water-filled balloon hanging on the chest. Crop is the pouch in the bird’s neck that stores food before digestion. Causes Of Pendulous Crop There are several reasons that can lead to pendulous crop in poultry birds and some of them are discuss in this article as follow: 1. Overeating or Gorging : When birds consume too much feed especially whole grains or fibrous feed at once can be one of the major causes. The process of digesting the feed will need more water consumption which prompt swelling of the crop. 2. Impacted Crop: Ingestion of foreign materials like long grasses, string, straw, or indigestible material leads to blockage of the crop and prevent proper digestion. 3. Yeast (Candida albicans) and bacteria in spoiled can ferment the feed inside the crop, producing gas and fluid. 4. Weak Crop Muscles...