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***Chyme is transported towards the small intestine so as to fill the caecum.  
 
***Chyme is transported towards the small intestine so as to fill the caecum.  
 
***In the horse the antiperistaltic movements delay the movement of chyme from the ventral to the dorsal colon, which increases the time chyme is available for fermentation in the ventral colon.
 
***In the horse the antiperistaltic movements delay the movement of chyme from the ventral to the dorsal colon, which increases the time chyme is available for fermentation in the ventral colon.
*''Mass movements'' move the content of the large intestine on to the [[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology|rectum]].
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*''Mass movements'' move the content of the large intestine into the [[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology|rectum]].
    
==Histology==
 
==Histology==
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