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Motor profile of the ruminant colon: hard vs soft faeces production

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The spiral colon, despite its similarity in ovine and bovine species is only the site of pellet formation in sheep. This peculiarity is associated with a permanent and localized contractile activity of the ovine spiral colon instead of 5-min periods of continuous activity migrating slowly aborally in cattle.

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  1. Département de Physiologie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, F-31076, Toulouse Cédex, France

    Y. Ruckebusch & J. Fioramonti

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Ruckebusch, Y., Fioramonti, J. Motor profile of the ruminant colon: hard vs soft faeces production. Experientia 36, 1184–1185 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01976116

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