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==[[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|Small Intestine]]==
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*Arrangement is similar to that of the dog's small intestine, but the position of the jejunum is influenced by the large ascending colon and caecum.
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**The jejunum is restricted to the left dorsal part of the abdomen.
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*Transit time of food in the small intestine is quite rapid.
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**25% of a liquid marker has reached the caecum within 1.5 hours.
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**Most ingesta reaches the large intestine within 3 hours after intake.
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*70-80% of protein is digested.
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*70%+ of starch is digested by '''enzymes'''.
==Caecum==
==Caecum==
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