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The objectives of this study were to develop and further characterize a small intestinal monolayer cell culture derived from equine jejunum including establishing normal measurements of intestinal permeability and restitution. Three-dimensional enteroids, derived from postmortem sampling of equine jejunum, were utilized to develop confluent epithelial monolayers. The presence of differentiated intestinal epithelial cell types and tight junctions were confirmed using histology, reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), RNAscope, protein immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy. Transepithelial resistance (TER) and macromolecule flux were assessed as measurements of paracellular and transcellular permeability. Scratch assays were utilized to model and assess intestinal restitution. Monolayer cell cultures reached 100% confluency by ~5\u20137\u2009days. Equine jejunum monolayers were confirmed as epithelial in origin, with identification of differentiated intestinal epithelial cell types and evidence of tight junction proteins. Function of the intestinal barrier was supported by acquisition of physiologically normal TER values (179.9 \u00b1 33.7 ohms*cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) and limited macromolecule flux (22\u2009\u00b1\u20098.8% at 60\u2009min). Additionally, following a scratch wound, epithelial cell monolayers migrated to close gap defects within 24\u2009h. 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