Ruminant Digestion Flashcards
1
Q
Name all part in ruminant digestion
A
-oesophagus
-rumen
-reticulum
-omasum
-abomasum
-intestines
2
Q
What happens in the rumen
A
Fermentation as microbes secret enzymes to break down cellulose
3
Q
What does the reticulum do?
A
Help undigested food by bringing it back up to be mechanically digested and only allows food into the omasum when broken down enough
4
Q
What does the omasum do?
A
Water and salts are absorbed
5
Q
What does the abomasum
A
It’s the true stomach where digestive enzymes and acid.
6
Q
What order does it go in?
A
Oesophagus-} rumen -} omasum -} abomasum -} intestines.
