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Duck gizzards

The gizzard , also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ in the digestive tract found in birds, reptiles, earthworms, some fish, and other creatures. This specialized stomach constructed of thick, muscular walls is used for grinding up food. In certain insects and molluscs, the gizzard features chitinous plates or teeth. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 1. ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... Reptilia redirects here. ... For the LPG album, see The Earthworm (album). ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Screenshot of Creatures 3 This is an entry about an artificial life computer program series. ... In anatomy, the stomach is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... Structure of the chitin molecule, showing two of the N-Acetylglucosamine units that repeat to form long chains in beta-1,4 linkage. ...

Etymology

The word "gizzard" comes from the Middle English giser, which derives from a similar word in Old French, and earlier from the Vulgar Latin "*gicerium", which follows from the Latin word "gigeria", meaning cooked entrails of poultry. The Latin word "gigeria" probably is derived from the Persian word for liver, which is "jigar". Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of 1066 and the mid-to-late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the... Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories corresponding roughly to the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from around 1000 to 1300. ... Vulgar Latin, as in this political graffito at Pompeii, was the speech of ordinary people of the Roman Empire — different from the classical Latin used by the Roman elite. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Farsi redirects here. ...

Structure

Birds swallow food and store it in their crop if necessary. Then the food passes into their glandular stomach, also called the proventriculus, which is also sometimes referred to as the true stomach. This is the secretory part of the stomach. Then the food passes into the ventriculus (also known as the muscular stomach or gizzard). The gizzard can grind the food with stones that have been swallowed and pass it back to the true stomach and vice versa. Bird gizzards are lined with a tough layer made of the protein keratin, to protect the muscles in the gizzard. The crop is a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion that is found in many animals, including earthworms, leeches, insects, and birds. ... In anatomy, the stomach is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. ... Not to be confused with kerogen or carotene. ...

Gizzard stones

Some animals that lack teeth will swallow stones or grit to aid in digestion. All birds have gizzards, but not all will swallow stones or grit. The birds that do employ the following method of 'mastication': Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is mashed and crushed by teeth. ...

"A bird swallows small bits of gravel that act as 'teeth' in the gizzard, breaking down hard food such as seeds and thus helping digestion." (Solomon et. al, 2002).

These stones are called gizzard stones or gastroliths and are usually smooth and round from the polishing action in the animal's stomach. When too smooth to do their required work, they may be passed or regurgitated. Gastroliths (stomach stones or gizzard stones) are rocks, which are or have been held inside the digestive tract of an animal. ...

Animals with gizzards

Emus, turkeys and chickens, like all birds, have gizzards. Mullets (Mugilidae) found in estuarine waters worldwide, and the gizzard shad, or mud shad, found in freshwater lakes and streams from New York to Mexico, have gizzards. The Gillaroo (Salmo stomachius), has a gizzard. It is a species of trout found in Lough Melvin in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is a distinct species, characterized by a rich coloration. Its gizzard is used to aid the digestion of water snails, the main item of its diet. Species Dromaius novaehollandiae Dromaius baudinianus (extinct) Dromaius ater (extinct) Note that the acronym EMU has several meanings. ... Alternate uses: Chicken (disambiguation) Binomial name Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) A chicken is a type of domesticated bird which is usually raised as a type of poultry. ... Family Mugilidae The Mugilidae is the family of the mullets. ... Species About 15-20, see text. ... Binomial name Salmo stomachicus Günther, 1866 Lough Melvin in Ireland is home to the Gillaroo (Salmo stomachicus; historically included in Salmo trutta), a species of trout which eats primarily snails. ... Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Biwa trout (or Biwa salmon), Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Lough Melvin is a freshwater lake in the NorthWest of Ireland which straddles the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Enniskillen Area: 1,691 km² Population (est. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... For other uses, see Snail (disambiguation). ...

Crocodiles also have gizzards. For other uses, see Crocodile (disambiguation). ...

Dinosaurs with Gizzards

Dinosaurs believed to have had gizzards based on the discovery of gizzard stones recovered near fossils:

• Claosaurus
• Psittacosaurus
• Massospondylus
• Sellosaurus
• Omeisaurus
• Apatosaurus
• Barosaurus
• Dicraeosaurus
• Seismosaurus

Claosaurus (meaning broken lizard) was a primitive hadrosaurid, or duck-billed, dinosaur. ... A parrot dinosaur who lived in Asia in the Late Cretaceous. ... Binomial name Owen, 1854 Massospondylus (Greek elongated vertebra), formerly known as Aristosaurus, was an Early Jurassic Period prosauropod, although, if Aetonyx is the same as Massospondylus, it lived from the Late Triassic as well. ... Sellosaurus is a Plateosaur thatlived in Triassic Europe, 225 mya. ... Species O. junghsiensis Yang Zhongjian (Chung Chien Young), 1939 (type species) O. changskouensis Yang Zhongjian (Chung Chien Young), 1958 O. fuxiensis and Dong, Zhou and Zhang, 1983 O. luoquanensis He, Li and Cai, 1988 O. maoianus Tang, Jin, Kang, and Zhang, 2001 O. tianfuensis He, Li, Cai and Gao, 1984... Species Apatosaurus ajax Apatosaurus excelsus Apatosaurus louisae Apatosaurus (pronounced ) meaning deceptive lizard, because its chevron bones were like those of Mosasaurus (Greek apatelos or apatelios = deceptive + sauros = lizard), often mistakenly referred to as Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived about 140 million years ago, during the Jurassic... Species (type) Barosaurus (BAHR-oh-sawr-us) meaning heavy lizard (Greek baros = heavy + sauros = lizard, referring to its heavy neck bones) was a giant, long-tailed, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur closely related to the more familiar Diplodocus. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Seismosaurus hallorum David Gillette, 1991 This article is about the dinosaur. ...

Eating gizzards

Fried gizzards and livers

The gizzards of poultry are a popular food throughout the world. Grilled chicken gizzards are sold as street food in South Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Haiti, and throughout Southeast Asia. Stewed gizzards are eaten as a snack in Portugal, while pickled turkey gizzards are a traditional food in some parts of the Midwestern United States. In Hungary it is made with paprika. In the Southern United States, the gizzard is typically served fried, sometimes eaten with hot or honey mustard, or added to crawfish boil along with crawfish sauce. In Chicago, gizzard is battered, deep fried and served with fries and sauce. Gizzard and mashed potato is a popular food in many European countries. In France, especially the Dordogne region, gizzards are eaten in the traditional Perigordian Salad, along with walnuts, croutons and lettuce. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,264 × 2,448 pixels, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,264 × 2,448 pixels, file size: 2. ... Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio Poultry is the category of domesticated birds kept for meat, eggs, and feathers. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A portable night-time Tex-Mex street-food stand outside the Helsinki railway station, Finland. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... For other uses, see Pickle. ... This article is about the Midwestern region in the United States. ... Capsicum fruit which comes in various shapes and colours can be used to make paprika. ... For other uses, see Sauce (disambiguation). ... Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... This article is about the walnut tree. ... A crouton is a small piece of dry or fried bread, often seasoned, that is used to add texture and flavour to salads, notably the Caesar salad, and in soups. ... Binomial name L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...

In Yiddish, gizzards are referred to as "pipik'lach", literally meaning navels. The gizzards of kosher species of birds have a green or yellowish membrane lining the inside, which must be peeled off before cooking, as it lends a very bitter taste to the food. In traditional Eastern European Jewish cuisine, the gizzards, necks, and feet of chickens were often cooked together, although not the liver, which per Kosher law must be broiled. Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ... Jewish cuisine isnt one unified cuisine, but rather a collection of international cookery traditions, loosely linked by kashrut, the Jewish dietary laws. ... Alternate uses: Chicken (disambiguation) Binomial name Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) A chicken is a type of domesticated bird which is usually raised as a type of poultry. ... For the bird, see Liver bird. ... The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ...

In Cameroon, the gizzard of a cooked chicken is traditionally set aside for the oldest or most respected male at the table.

Giblets consist of the heart, liver and gizzard of a bird, and are often eaten themselves or used as the basis for a soup or stock. Giblets are the edible offal of a fowl, typically including the heart, gizzard, liver, and other visceral organs. ...

References

• Solomon, E.P., Berg L.P., and Martin D.W., 2002. Biology Sixth Edition. Thomson Learning Inc., Australia, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom, United States pp. 664
• Dyce, Sack, Wensing, 2002. Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy Third Edition, Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-8966-3