4.03 Ag Apps Digestive Systems of Livestock

How many compartments are found in the ruminant digestive system of a cow?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which is a monogastric animal?

• goat

• pig

• sheep

• cow

Poultry rations must be high in food value since chickens have no true stomach and:

• they do not like to eat

• they can only store small amounts of food in their digestive system

• poultry feed is very costly

• they can digest large amounts of roughage

What type of stomach does a heifer have?

• Ruminant
• Monogastric
• Simple
• Avian

What is the first chamber of the ruminant stomach?

• Rumen
• Reticulum
• Omasum
• Abomasum

What is the second chamber of the ruminant stomach?

• Rumen
• Reticulum
• Omasum
• Abomasum

What is the third chamber of the ruminant stomach?

• Rumen
• Reticulum
• Omasum
• Abomasum

What is the fourth chamber of the ruminant stomach?

• Rumen
• Reticulum
• Omasum
• Abomasum

True or False: Monogastric animals regurgitate their food to chew it again.

• True

• False

what is the function of the crop in the poultry digestive system?

• It collects rocks to crush up feed

• It is a storage organ

• It secrets acid before entering the gizzard

• it secretes waste