rabbit GIT Flashcards
is the abdominal cavity large or small
large
what are rabbits
true herbivores and hidngut fermenters
is passage of food rapid or slow
unlike horses its rapid
what type of stomach do they have
thin walled, simple stomach
why are they unable to vomit
well developed sphincter
do they have a short or long small intestine
short
what is at the end of the small intestines
sacculus rotundus at the ieocaecocolic junction
what gives the small intestines a honeycomb external appearance
large number of lymph follicles
ileocolic valve
controls movement of ingesta from the ileum into the sacculus rotundus
sites for impaction
terminal part of the ileum (ileocecocolic junction)
what side of the body does the caecum lie
right hand side of abdominal cavity
rabbits are caecotrophs
this means primary fermentation mainly happens in the caecum and once they re-ingest the caecotroph matter fermaentaition occurs in caecum, small and large intestines
caecum structure
thin walled, sacculations
vermiform appendix
protrusion from the end of the caecum with lymphoid tissue
sacculus rotundus and vermiform appendix are rich in…
B lymphocytes
