Fermentative digestion of food in the colobus monkey, Colobus, polykomos.
Fermentation of leafy food occurs in the enlarged saccus gastricus of the colobus monkey with the formation of volatile fatty acid, as in the rumen of ruminant animals. About half of the digestible organic matter and cellulose of the diet is digested in this way.
D000818:Animals; D002482:Cellulose / Q000032:analysis; D003104:Colobus / Q000502:physiology*; D004063:Digestion; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000032:analysis; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000502:physiology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000032:analysis; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000032:analysis; D008031:Lignin / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D009929:Organ Size; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000378:metabolism*; D012469:Salivary Glands; D013270:Stomach / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*
D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin; D009584:Nitrogen