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Livestock Digestive Systems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many stomach compartments do mono-gastric animals have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which of the following is a mono-gastric animal?

a)

cattle

b)

horse

c)

pig

d)

chicken

3.

Select ALL of the following that are ruminants.

a)

rabbits

b)

cattle

c)

goats

d)

dogs

4.

What is the first ruminant stomach compartment that can hold up to 40 gallons?

a)

rumen

b)

reticulum

c)

omasum

d)

abomasum

5.

What is the second ruminant stomach compartment nicknamed the honeycomb?

a)

rumen

b)

reticulum

c)

omasum

d)

abomasum

6.

What is the third stomach compartment that is nicknamed the book?

a)

rumen

b)

reticulum

c)

omasum

d)

abomasum

7.

What is the name of the true stomach in ruminants?

a)

rumen

b)

reticulum

c)

omasum

d)

abomasum

8.

Select ALL of the following that are roughages.

a)

alfalfa

b)

corn

c)

soybeans

d)

hay

9.

What type of digestive system has an enlarged cecum?

a)

monogastric

b)

avian

c)

pseudo-ruminant

d)

ruminant

10.

Which of the following is a unique feature of avian digestive systems?

a)

crop & gizzard

b)

enlarged cecum

c)

four stomach compartments

d)

similar to human stomach

11.

What is the term for an animal regurgitating its food?

a)

puking it up

b)

chewing it up

c)

re-eating it

d)

chewing the cud

12.

What is the stomach in avians called?

a)

stomach

b)

proventriculus

c)

rumen

d)

reticulum

13.

Which of the following are an examples of a pseudo ruminant animals?

a)

rabbits & horses

b)

goats & sheep

c)

chickens & turkeys

d)

dogs & cats

14.

Which of the following are examples of grains/concentrates that animals eat?

a)

grass

b)

hay

c)

alfalfa

d)

corn

15.

What is the largest ruminant stomach compartment?

a)

rumen

b)

reticulum

c)

omasum

d)

abomasum