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Digestive systems
Question | Answer |
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Monogastric | One compartment stomach , can't eat grass No regurgiation Pigs |
Ruminant | 4 compartment stomach 1: Rumen 2: Reticulum 3:Omasum 4:Abomasum Cows, goats sheep |
Non-ruminant | One compartment stomach, forage based diet, well developed cecum for Microbial fermentation digestion of fiber Horses |
Rumen | Where fermentation happens, largest compartment, VFA, digestion of fibers |
Reticulum | Traps large feed particles, regurgitation, saliva is a major part for this compartment because it acts as a buffer, looks like a honeycomb |
Omasum | Acts as a filter, squeeze out all water from feed so water doesn't escape into the rest of the digestive tract |
Abomasum | Last compartment, has low PH and enzymes to help digest proteins, broken down and amino acids are absorbed into the small intestine |
The Horse utilizes microbial breakdown of nutrients in the....... | Cerum |
Non-ruminates Chew cud | False |
Cattle Horses Sheep Goats | Herbivores |
Pigs | Omnivores |
Bacteria | what makes the enzymes to break down plant cell wells |
Order of compartment in ruminate stomach | Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum |
To avoid digestion issues ruminates and non-ruminates should be on an all grain diet | False |