Evaluations of caecal content characteristics in rabbits fed diets differing in particle size
2011
G. Martino | A. Gramenzi | G. Zaghini | G. Vignola | L. Lambertini
It is proved that antiperistaltic movements take place in the proximal colon during the hard feces production, and they are induced by small size particles (∅ < 0.315mm) (Bouyssou et al., 1988). These fine particles are carried back to the caecum, causing a longer digesta retention time (Gidenne, 1993) and a higher repletion level...
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