Hernia of the posthepatic septum of Gallus domesticus.
A description is given of herniations of the intestine and of the oviduct through the posthepatic septa into the respective ventral hepatic cavities. A very high incidence of hernia in the right posthepatic septum is recorded in two lines of White Leghorn hens at Houghton Poultry Research Station.
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Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton Huntingdon, Cambs., England.