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with nonglandular stratified squamous the digestive tract to the smaller glandular
portion of the stomach in the ruminant,
epithelium and comprise a series of cham­
VetBooks.ir bers where food is subjected to digestion the abomasum. The stomach of the ox is
shown in Figures 20‐12, 20‐13, and 20‐14.
by microorganisms before passing through

e

c c

f f
p p

c c
e
Horse

ff p p

Pig

e
e
e
c

f f

p p

Ruminant

Figure 20-12. Stomach regions as defined by glandular type in the horse, pig, and ruminant. e, esopha­
geal region; c, cardiac gland region; f, fundic gland region; p, pyloric gland region.