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Class Notes 1/24/17- 1/26/17  Cecum  Cecum connects to small intestine- blind sac- food is going to go into the cecum and  mix with bacteria      -  “microbial fermentation”- 4 things included:                            bacteria                            archaea- mostly methane producing, live in really extreme                             environments                             fungi                             protozoa        -   Perform Glycolysis- breaks down glucose into ATP        -   Produce VFA- “volatile fatty acids”- short, provide energy to the host,             absorbed through cecum and large intestine        -   Produce extra B vitamins  Size of cecum varies with size of food eaten: horse has very large cecum because it

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School: University of Connecticut

Department: Animal Science

Course: Nutrition

Term: Spring 2017

Tags: digestive, tract, and, biomes, and nutrition science

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School: University of Connecticut

Department: Animal Science

Course: Nutrition

Term: Spring 2017

Tags: digestive, tract, and, biomes, and nutrition science

Cost: 25

Name: Week 2 Notes

Description: Notes from week 2 of lecture

Uploaded: 01/27/2017

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Animal Nutrition Class Notes Week 3

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