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Swine Digestion
Lesson By:
Amy Van Buskirk
Single stomach
 Eat feed low in
fiber
 Humans are also
non-ruminants
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Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
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Breaks down
feedstuffs into …..
simple chemical
parts…..
so the pig can
absorb…..
and utilize them .
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Breaks down feed
stuffs by chewing
Adds saliva to help
in digestion
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Muscles contract to
move the food down
to the stomach
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Adds digestive juices
to break down food
The small intestine….
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Mixes secretions
Absorbs nutrients
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Storage and
formation of feces
Absorption of water
Secretion and
reabsorption of
electrolytes
REVIEW
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Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine