Animal Science 1- Ruminants

How many compartment(s) are in the ruminant system?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Cattle are ruminant...

• True

• False

Largest part of the ruminant system.

• Rumen

• Reticulum

• Omasum

• Abomasum

Honeycomb like structure

• Rumen

• Omasum

• Reticulum

• Abomasum

Which one filters out harmful objects?(nails, wire, etc.)

• Omasum

• Reticulum

• Abomasum

• Mouth

"True stomach"

• Rumen

• Small Intestine

• Abomasum

• Reticulum

Many folds and absorbs nutrients and water

• Abomasum

• Reticulum

• Intestines

• Omasum

Large Intestine

• Absorbs water

• Absorbs nutrients

• Starts forming Feces

• Mixes food with digestive juices

What if the animal is more round and finding it more difficult to breath

• It is bloated

• It is dying

• It is poisoned

• Angry cow

The regurgitated food meant to be used for the rumination process

• Ruminent

• Cud

• Barf

• IDK