Table 1 Sampling sites along the intestinal tract of the horse
Tissue (code) | Position |
|---|---|
Duodenum (D1) | Immediately aboralaboral to the pyloric sphincter (Pars prima duodeni) |
Duodenum (D2) | 0.5 m aboral to the pyloric sphincter (Pars secunda duodeni) |
Duodenum (D3) | 1 m aboral to the pyloric sphincter (Pars tertia duodeni) |
Jejunum (J1) | 2.5 m aboral to the pyloric sphincter |
Jejunum (J2) | 5.5 m aboral to the pyloric sphincter |
Jejunum (J3) | 8.5 m aboral to the pyloric sphincter |
Jejunum (J4) | 13.5 m aboral to the pyloric sphincter |
Ileum (I) | immediately anterior to the ileo-caecal orifice |
Caecum (Ca) | Mid-part of the parietal surface of the Corpus caeci |
Colon (Co) | At the origin of the small colon, aboral to the right dorsal colon |