Livestock Digestive Systems

What's one thing you've learned or found interesting about animal digestive systems?

An animal with a simple, one-compartment stomach is referred to as a what?

• Monogastric

• Ruminant

• Pseudo-Ruminant

• Avian

What is the purpose of the vent in a bird?

• To absorb vitamins and minerals

• To allow the passage of urine, feces and eggs

• To secrete fats and carbohydrates

• To grind and mash the feed

What part of the digestive system in a pseudo-ruminant serves the same function as the rumen in a cow?

• Esophagus

• Stomach

• Cecum

• Colon

What is the function of a cecum?

• Stores food material where bacteria are able to break down the cellulose

• Transports waste

• Breaks down food and protein

• Breaks down fats and carbohydrates

Where does the majority of nutrient absorption take place?

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Cecum

• Duodenum

Water and salts are absorbed by which organ?

• Large Intestine

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Esophagus

What organ in the avian digestive system functions similarly to the stomach in a human?

• Ceca

• Crop

• Proventriculus

• Cloaca