36 PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



derives the common name, manyplies. The omasum con- 

 nects directly with the abomasum or true stomach, whicli, 

 although much smaller than the rumen, is considerably 

 larger than the reticulum. The omasum and abomasum are 

 about the same size. (See Figure 8.) 



The small intestine is a long, folded, convoluted tube into 



which the stomach empties. The capacity of the small 



Saccu:^ • ' :,nhj) intestine of the 



different farm 

 animals is ap- 

 ""^ proximately as 



^ follows :cow, 17 

 ,u;allons ; horse, 

 r 12 gallons ; 

 Biicduct^ f^ V . lil- • sheep, 21 gal- 



lons; and hog. 



/ 



A rea of allnchmcnl to dia- 

 phragm {non-peritoneal) 



2 J gallons. In 

 the cow, the 

 small intestine 



Fig. 4. — Stomach of the horse. (Sisson, Veterinary isabout 130 feet 

 Anatomy.) i • x u 



long; in the 

 horse, al^out 70 feet long ; in the sheep, about 80 feet long ; 

 and in the hog, about 60 feet long. 



The large intestine joins the lower end of the small intes- 

 tine. The upper end of the large intestine joining it to 

 the lower end of the small intestine is called the ccccuni. 

 It is an elongated ])ag, the openings into and out of which are 

 both found at tlu^ upper part close together. The rela- 

 tion of the caecum to the small intestine is shown in 

 Figure 5. The caecum of the horse is much enlarged. It 

 is 3 to 4 feet in length and has a capacity of 7 to 8 



