Module 1 Flashcards
Ruminant includes:
Cattle,sheep,hoats,Buffalo,deer,elk,giraffes and camel.
These animals all have a digestive system that is uniquely different from our own. Instead of one compartment to the stomach they have four.
Ruminant
Four compartments is the largest section and main digestion center.
Rumen
The three compartment inactive and undeveloped of Calf’s stomach
Ruminat livestock includes :
Cattle
Sheep
Goat
Ruminant have a unique digestive system that allows them to better use energy from fibrous plant material than other herbivores
Ruminat digestive system to ferment feedstuff and provide precursors for energy for the animal use.
Function is to buffer pH level in the reticulum and rumen
Saliva
Swallowed again and passed into the reticulum
Cud
Largest stomach compartment
Rumen
Are considered one organ because they have similar functions and are separated only by a small muscular fold tissue.
Reffered to as
Reticulorumen
Home of population of microorganism (microbe “rumen bugs”) that includes bacteria, protozoa and fungi.
Reticulorumen
Ferment and break down plant cell walls into their carbohydrates fractions and produce volatile fatty acids. Used for energy
Acetate (used for synthesis)
Propionate (used for glucose synthesis)
Butyrate (carbohydrates)
Called the “honeycomb”
Reticulum
Main function is to collect smaller digesta particles and move them into the omasum, while larger particles remain in the rumen for further digestion
Reticulum
Also traps and collect heavey/dense objects the animal consumes
Reticulum
Sometimes reffered to as the “hardware stomach”
Reticulum
Sometimes called “paunch”
Rumen
Rumen pH ranges from
6.5 to 6.8
It is called the “many plies” or the “butcher’s Bible” refers to the many folds or leaves that resemble pages of a book.
Omasum
It is called the “many plies” or the “butcher’s Bible” refers to the many folds or leaves that resemble pages of a book.
Omason
Water absorption occurs in omasum
“True stomach” of the ruminant.
It is the compartment that is most similar to a stomach in a nonruminant
Abomasum
Abomasum produces hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes such as pepsin (break down protein)
Receives digestive enzymes secreted from the pancreas , such as pancreatic lipase (break down fats)