Concept explainers
To describe:
Rumen and how the digestive processes operate in the ruminant digestive tract?
Introduction:
Ruminants are mammalian animals that are foregut fermenters. Some of them are domestic animals. The rumen is the digestive organ that ferment and digest large sized food particles known as cud. These animals obtain nutrients from a plant based food or plants as such. The rumen contains a warm as well as a constant temperature range of 39°C. Amino acids and vitamins are present in the rumen that are synthesized by its normal flora.
To describe:
Major advantages and disadvantages of a rumen system?
Introduction:
Ruminants are mammalian animals that are foregut fermenters. Some of them are domestic animals. The rumen is the digestive organ that ferment and digest large sized food particles known as cud. These animals obtain nutrients from a plant based food or plants as such. The rumen contains a warm as well as a constant temperature range of 39°C. Amino acids and vitamins are present in the rumen that are synthesized by its normal flora.
To describe:
How does a cecal animal compare with a ruminant?
Introduction:
Ruminants are mammalian animals that are foregut fermenters. Some of them are domestic animals. The rumen is the digestive organ that ferment and digest large sized food particles known as cud. These animals obtain nutrients from a plant based food or plants as such. The rumen contains a warm as well as a constant temperature range of 39°C. Amino acids and vitamins are present in the rumen that are synthesized by its normal flora.
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