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  2. Guttural pouch - Wikipedia

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    Guttural pouch tympany is an uncommon ailment in which excessive amounts of air become trapped in the pouch, resulting in abnormal expansion. Tympany is usually unilateral, but in some cases can affect both pouches. It is seen most often in young foals and is more common in females than in males. [17]

  3. Gill - Wikipedia

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    Instead, the gills are contained in spherical pouches, with a circular opening to the outside. Like the gill slits of higher fish, each pouch contains two gills. In some cases, the openings may be fused together, effectively forming an operculum. Lampreys have seven pairs of pouches, while hagfishes may have six to fourteen, depending on the ...

  4. Parasitic bronchitis - Wikipedia

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    Dictyocaulus viviparus found in the bronchi of a calf during necropsy (arrow). Parasitic bronchitis, also known as hoose, husk, or verminous bronchitis, [1] is a disease of sheep, cattle, goats, [2] and swine caused by the presence of various species of parasite, commonly known as lungworms, [3] in the bronchial tubes or in the lungs.

  5. Sarcoptes scabiei - Wikipedia

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    Sarcoptes is a genus of skin parasites, and part of the larger family of mites collectively known as "scab mites". They are also related to the scab mite Psoroptes, also a mite that infests the skin of domestic animals. Sarcoptic mange affects domestic animals and similar infestations in domestic fowls cause the disease known as "scaly leg".

  6. Fish physiology - Wikipedia

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    Instead, the gills are contained in spherical pouches, with a circular opening to the outside. Like the gill slits of higher fish, each pouch contains two gills. In some cases, the openings may be fused together, effectively forming an operculum. Lampreys have seven pairs of pouches, while hagfishes may have six to fourteen, depending on the ...

  7. Cheek pouch - Wikipedia

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    Monkeys have open cheek pouches within the oral cavity, but they open out in some rodents of America. Hence the name "diplostomes" is associated with them, which means "two mouths." In some rodents, such as hamsters , the cheek pouches are remarkably developed; they form two bags ranging from the mouth to the front of the shoulders.

  8. Nutritionists Identify the Top Superfoods of the Season - AOL

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    Beets. Beets of all shades are filled with pigment-lending plant compounds that have antioxidant properties. One cup of cooked beets has nearly 4 grams of filling fiber, and beets are also a good ...

  9. Tasmanian devil - Wikipedia

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    The disease is an example of transmissible cancer, which means that it is contagious and passed from one animal to another. [142] This tumour is able to pass between hosts without inducing a response from the host's immune system. [143] Dominant devils who engage in more biting behaviour are more exposed to the disease. [144]