Draw a well label diagram of ruminant stomach
 

Ruminant stomachs have four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum.

 

Rumen microbes ferment feed and produce volatile fatty acids, which is the cow’s main energy source. Rumen microbes also produce B vitamins, vitamin K and amino acids.

 

In calves, the esophageal grooves allows milk to bypass the rumen and directly enter the abomasum. Rumen development occurs following a change in diet and microbial growth.


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