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Contribution of the cecum and colon to total tract digestion of nutrients was greatest with the high grain diets. With the high grain diets, the cecum and colon accounted for up to 9, 6, 15 and 15% of total tract digestion of organic matter, starch, acid detergent fiber, and neutral detergent fiber, respectively. The high grain diets increased concentrations of total volatile fatty acids, acetate, propionate, butyrate, and lactate in the cecal contents of steers. High grain diets decreased cecal acetate to propionate ratio and ammonia concentrations but did not alter cecal pH or osmolality. Digestion of dietary components in the reticulo-rumen and small intestine was far more complete than would be expected for lactating cows, for whom both the quantity and degradability of digesta reaching the cecum and colon is expected to be much greater. Therefore, for lactating dairy cows, contribution of the cecum and colon to total tract digestion and diet metabolizable energy should increase substantially. The cecum and colon may be especially important as a site of fiber digestion in lactating cows receiving high grain diets. The microbial population of the bovine cecum reflected changes in both substrate fermented and fermentation products. Changing from a high forage to a high grain diet increased bacterial numbers and altered the bacterial population. Predominant cecal bacteria included Eubacterium cellulosolvens, E. ruminantcium, Fusobacterium species, and Bifidobacterium species. Ciliate protozoa were not detected in significant numbers, regardless of diet. Results show potential for manipulation of both the fermentation and digesta passage in hind gut of cattle by changes in diet. 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