EQN 4020 Lecture 1: EQN4020 - Notes 1
8 Feb 2017
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Digestive tract of the horse in unique understanding the key elements will help explain how the horse is adapted to eating particular foods. Takes ~65-75 hours for feed to move from the mouth to the anus of the horse (very long) In research, it is hard to have a fasted horse. Abdominal and pelvis cavities are lined with serosa: peritoneum. Most unique feature is the very large and functional cecum: allows the horse to function as a herbivore but with the mechanical agility not seen in ruminants who have a rumen. Upper lip uniquely strong (make them good at food selection: good at separating particle size, helps when grazing to select grass with higher foliage. Tongue responsible for moving front to back: apex (loose end, body, root, keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. Papillae (used to move food around and sense food)
