title: Motor profile of the ruminant colon: hard vs soft faeces production.
abstract: The spiral colon, despite its similarity in ovine and bovine species is only the site of pellet formation in sheep. This peculiarity is associated with a permanent and localized contractile activity of the ovine spiral colon instead of 5-min periods of continuous activity migrating slowly aborally in cattle.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000502:physiology*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D012756:Sheep; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014867:Water