Group

Segments

30 minutes

60 minutes

180 minutes

360 minutes

Control group

Stomach

11.1 ± 2.04

2.1 ± 1.21

2.1 ± 1.16

2.3 ± 1.22

Upper Small Intestine

10.2 ± 1.93

1.8 ± 0.76

2.4 ± 1.18

1.5 ± 0.62

Middle Small Intestine

6.5 ± 1.62

2.2 ± 1.32

3.3 ± 1.22

1.3 ± 0.51

Lower Small Intestine

3.6 ± 1.21

2.3 ± 1.25

3.2 ± 1.23

1.5 ± 0.62

Caecum

1.9 ± 0.86

1.9 ± 0.83

2.0 ± 0.98

2.0 ± 0.98

Large

1.7 ± 0.32

3.0 ± 1.62

1.5 ± 0.62

0.8 ± 0.22

Total sucrose remaining in the gut

38.6

18.2

18

12.2

Stomach

12.3 ± 2.35

5.8 ± 1.61^a

1.6 ± 0.48

1.2 ± 0.46

Treatment group (0.5 g/kg body weight)

Upper Small Intestine

27.6 ± 3.12^a

7.7 ± 1.73^a

1.3 ± 0.33

0.9 ± 0.29

Middle Small Intestine

40.6 ± 3.62^a

6.22 ± 1.86^a

2.3 ± 0.79

1.8 ± 0.88

Lower Small Intestine

1.9 ± 0.86

4.0 ± 1.49^a

1.6 ± 0.47

1.5 ± 0.61

Caecum

1.6 ± 0.123

1.6 ± 1.36^a

2.0 ± 0.76

1.3 ± 0.51

Large

1.4 ± 0.09

2.1 ± 1.18

2.6 ± 0.82

1.2 ± 0.48

Total sucrose remaining in the gut

75.5

34.5

34

22.4