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Transit of a meal through the stomach and small intestine is rapid compared to its long stay in the caecum and colon. In animals which take discrete meals as opposed to ad libitum eaters, the meal is almost completly digested within only a few hours of eating; the nutrients released from this process have been absorbed and undigested residues are collecting in the colon. The large intestine is just starting its work as that of the proximal bowel is coming to an end.
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Grundy, D. (1985). The coordination of gastrointestinal motility: the fasted state. In: Gastrointestinal Motility. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9355-2_9
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