Appendix C: Cattle gastrointestinal tract

Gastrointestinal tract of cattle laid out in one plane.

Cattle Gastrointestinal Tract - Description follows

Are identified on the figure:

  • Number 1 represents the stomach
  • Number 2 represents the small intestine
  • Number 3 represents the cecum
  • Number 4 represents the ascending colon
  • Number 5 represents the descending colon

Extracted from: Dyce, Sack and Wensing Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, 3rd edition