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Livestock Digestive Systems. Ruminant Digestive System. Objectives: Know the four parts of the ruminant stomach. Know examples of animals that have a rumen. Be able to describe the function of all four of the parts of the ruminant stomach. What are some animals that have Rumens?. ?.
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Ruminant Digestive System • Objectives: • Know the four parts of the ruminant stomach. • Know examples of animals that have a rumen. • Be able to describe the function of all four of the parts of the ruminant stomach.
What do all of these animals have in common? • They all live off of grass, and other roughages.
Cellulose Lignin Why can’t we live off of the same things cows eat?
How can a Ruminant digest these things? • Through the process of rumination • Eating rapidly, regurgitating and masticating their feed. (Chewing their cud) • With specialized structures in their stomach • Ruminants have microorganisms living in them that break down cellulose for them and make those nutrients absorbable.
Rumen • Large fermentation vat • Microorganisms break down cellulose • Creates lost of gases (methane) • Ruminants have to be able to eructate (belch) • Some nutrients are absorbed • Roughages are reduced in size
Gas Today’s Hay Yesterday’s Feed Rumen Feed Storage
Reticulum • Collects objects that shouldn’t be in the digestive system. • Nails • Screws • Baling wire • Magnets are placed into many dairy animals reticulums.
Omasum • Works to remove water from the food • Absorbs fatty acids
Abomasum • Glandular Stomach (like yours) • Secretes digestive juices. • Breaks down food stuff further for absorption. • Absorbs some nutrients.
Order that food moves. • Rumen • Reticulum • Omasum • Abomasum Hint to remember Alphabetically back-words. Ru Re O A
Review Give me an example of an animal that has a rumen? Name the four compartments of the ruminant stomach? What does a rumen help and animal break down that we can’t? What are the common names of the four parts of the ruminant stomach?