AMES, Iowa – In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of a monogastric digestive system ... whether it’s a pig or a cow or a human,” he said. Students in the foundational anatomy ...

University of Illinois researchers say the domestic pig is ideal for these studies because their brain size, rate of development, and digestive system are excellent analogs for human newborns.

piglet model was hereby established taking advantage of the high similarity between pigs and humans with respect to the anatomy, physiology and metabolism of the digestive system. Piglets were ...