Livestock Digestion

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The main function of the digestive system is

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To break food into usable parts

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A nutrient is

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Any substance needed for life.

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Nutrients include: Proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.

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Proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.

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The two different types of digestive systems are

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Monogastric and ruminant.

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Which system is made of the mouth, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine?

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Monogastric

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The ruminant system is made up of

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The mouth, stomach with 4 compartments, small intestine, and large intestine.

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The compartments of a ruminant stomach are: The rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum.

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The rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum.

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In the monogastric stomach, where are most of the nutrients absorbed?

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the small intestine is where most of the nutrients are absorbed.

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In the ruminant stomach

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Each compartment performs a slightly different function

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The ruminant stomach is

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good at digesting grass and other roughages