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Monogastric Digestive system: Horse

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Total cards: 11•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

How long is the esophagus?

Back (Answer)

50-60 inches

#2
Front (Question)

A horses stomach is smaller, what % of the GI Tract is it?

Back (Answer)

8%

#3
Front (Question)

A horses stomach does not have what?

Back (Answer)

Extensive musculatore, so it cannot expand

#4
Front (Question)

Because a horses stomach does not expand, how should it be fed?

Back (Answer)

small portions many times a day

#5
Front (Question)

They layering effect of ingesta causes what?

Back (Answer)

Digestive disorders

#6
Front (Question)

Does digestion start in the mouth of a horse?

Back (Answer)

No

#7
Front (Question)

Horses do not have what?

Back (Answer)

A gall bladder

#8
Front (Question)

A horses large intestine is what % of their GI tract?

Back (Answer)

60%

#9
Front (Question)

What is the functions of a cecum?

Back (Answer)

• Contains bacteria • Bacteria action allows horses to utilize fibrous feedstuff (like ruminants) • Synthesis of microbial protein (dead bacteria) • Synthesis of water-soluable vitamins

#10
Front (Question)

What is in a horses small intestine?

Back (Answer)

• Same as pig • No gall bladder • Low amounts of fats in horse diets

#11
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