The digestion of cellulose in rabbit and other herbivorous mammals takes place in

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Colon

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Caecum

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Ileum

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The correct option is C Caecum
Hindgut fermentation is a digestive process seen in monogastric herbivores, animals with a simple, single-chambered stomach. Cellulose is digested with the aid of symbiotic bacteria. The microbial fermentation occurs in the digestive organs that follow the small intestine: the large intestine and caecum.

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