Digestive System of Farm Animal

Question 1

is the process of breaking down feed into simple substances that can be
absorbed by the body.

Answer 1

Digestion

Question 2

is the taking of the digested parts of the feed into the
bloodstream

Answer 2

Absorption

Question 3

digestive system

Answer 3

consists of the parts of the body involved in chewing and digesting
feed.

Question 4

are highly digestible feedstuffs that are high in energy and low
in fiber.

Answer 4

Concentrates

Question 5

The avian digestive system is found in what animal farm?

Answer 5

poultry

Question 6

proventriculus

Answer 6

stomach in a bird, where gastric enzymes and hydrochloric acid are
secreted

Question 7

Gizzard

Answer 7

gizzardis a
very muscular organ, which normally contains grit or stones that function like teeth to grind
the food.

Question 8

The nondigestible food components then travel into the ?

Answer 8

Cloaca

Question 9

A digestive system has one simple stomach.

Answer 9

monogastric

Question 10

Examples of monogastric animals are
?

Answer 10

hogs, cats, dogs, and humans,

Question 11

A system has a large stomach divided into four compartments?

Answer 11

ruminant digestive

Question 12

What are the four compartments of the large stomach of ruminants?

Answer 12

the
rumen, the reticulum, the omasum, and the abomasum.

Question 13

ruminant digestive system is
found in what animals?

Answer 13

cattle, sheep, goats, and deer

Question 14

The regurgitated feed is called ?

Answer 14

cud

Question 15

is a ball-like mass of
feed brought up from the stomach to be rechewed.

Answer 15

Cud

Question 16

Rumen

Answer 16

The first and largest section of the stomach

Question 17

What is the most prevalent microorganism found in the rumen?

Answer 17

bacteria, protozoa, and fungi.

Question 18

Name the four basic types of digestive systems?

Answer 18

monogastric, avian, ruminant, and pseudo-ruminant.

Question 19

What type of feedstuff is high in energy and low in fiber?

Answer 19

Roughages

Question 20

. What are amino acids?

Answer 20

B-complex vitamins.

Question 21

Name three examples of pseudo-ruminant animals?

Answer 21

rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamster, horse

Question 22

pseudo-
ruminant

Answer 22

A animal can utilize roughages because of an enlarged cecum and large
intestine.

Question 23

Reticulum

Answer 23

This compartments is a small pouch on
the side of the rumen that traps foreign materials, such as wire, nails, and so forth

Question 24

omasum

Answer 24

This part of compartments that produces a grinding
action on the feed and removes some of the water from the feed.

Question 25

abomasum

Answer 25

abomasum is also
referred to as the true stomach because it is similar to the stomach in monogastric animals.