Livestock Digestion

The function of the omasum is...

• Fermentation

• To catch foreign objects

• Filtration

• Digestion

Highly digestible feedstuffs that are high in energy and low

in fiber are known as

• cud

• digestion

• concentrates

• hay

The part of the Ruminant digestive system where excess water is absorbed is called the...?

• Omasum

• Abomasum

• Rumen

• Reticulum

Where nutrients are asborbed in the digestive system.

• Crop

• Gizzard

• Small Intestine

• Ceca

These are examples of ruminants:

• pigs, horses, humans and chickens

• sheep, goats, cattle, deer, giraffes

• pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens

• pigs, hippos, llamas

Ruminants have ___ complex stomach stuctures

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The abomasum is the __________.

• true stomach where food gets digested.

• cecum.

• stomach where food is fermented.

Animals with a single stomach is called

• Ruminant

• monogastric

• Poultry

• Carnivores

Which part of the ruminant digestive system is primarily responsible for microbial fermentation?

• Rumen

• Omasum

• Abomasum

• Reticulum

What is the main function of the reticulum in ruminant digestion?

• Absorb water

• Filter foreign objects

• Ferment food

• Digest proteins