. The physiology of domestic animals ... Physiology, Comparative; Veterinary physiology. 430 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS. found follicular glands, apparently similar to those in the small intestine and which furnish a secretion which it is claimed will turn starch into sugar and albumen into peptone. The latter statement, which is made by ThanhofT'er, seems to need confirmation. It is, at any rate, clear that the degree of digestion occurring in the large intestine must be slight, since the greater part of the food-stuffs which reach the large intestine have alreadj' undergone complete
. The physiology of domestic animals ... Physiology, Comparative; Veterinary physiology. 430 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS. found follicular glands, apparently similar to those in the small intestine and which furnish a secretion which it is claimed will turn starch into sugar and albumen into peptone. The latter statement, which is made by ThanhofT'er, seems to need confirmation. It is, at any rate, clear that the degree of digestion occurring in the large intestine must be slight, since the greater part of the food-stuffs which reach the large intestine have alreadj' undergone complete solution in the upper portion of the alimentary canal. In the large intestine in carnivora the contents of the. Fig. 165.—Cjectm asd Great Colox of the Horse. (Strangeways.) F' fcA,Tdi'?ism^'f™l„rSrlllar,1,?nflS: D'te™i"?'!°" of ileum; E, first. El, second, F, third, and lirZt *oV„TdXo„g,rt„eGc'„ir„en:,C ^^ ' K "*" °f ^^ C°"">- Th" »™" *»«««• "* alimentary tube undergo no further digestive changes, but become more condensed from the rapid absorption of water and other fluids which takes place through its walls. In the solipedes the large intestine is par- ticularly active as an absorbent, removing water and various fluids secreted by the upper portions of the alimentary tube and the alimentary. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Robert Meade, 1854-. Chicago, A. Eger
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