Animal science Ruminant Digestion

Ruminants have ___ complex stomach stuctures

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The ruminant structures are :

• esophagus , mouth, teeth and cecum

• rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum

• stomach, small intestine large intestine

These are examples of ruminants:

• horses, humans and chickens

• sheep, goats, cattle, deer, giraffes

• pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens and humans

What is the plant cell carbohydrate called that cows can digest and humans can't?

• carotene

• chlorophyl

• cellulose

When ruminants "chew the cud", they are

• regurgitating food to chew it again
• belching to release gas from fermenting food
• passing gas! 
• regurgitating food they don't want

The rumen

• digests food

• absorbs nutrients

• ferments food

The rumen in cattle is about______ gallons.

• 5-10

• 10-20

• 20-30

• 40-50

The omasum

• grinds food up and takes out water

• ferments food and belches up a cud

• digests food completely

• absorbs food into the intestines

The abomasum is the __________.

• true stomach where food gets digested.

• cecum.

• stomach where food is fermented.

The reticulum

• absorbs nutrients

• works with the rumen to mix food and takes out hardware

• ferments food

• digests food