GMU Reticulum Omasum & Abomasum Function Questions

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Lesson 5 Discussion
Choose TWO of the following questions to answer. Develop a one-paragraph (150 words) answer to the question. Expand upon the questions and incorporate life experiences where possible.

Why are VFAs of importance to the ruminant, and what does the animal do with them?

What is the function of the reticulum? The omasum? The abomasum?

Lesson 5 Lab Assignment
Use the resources available to gain a better hands-on experience for the topics covered in lab. Potential research resources are not limited to, but could include the following: textbook, books, journals, magazines, Internet research (creditable sites), personal interviews and field visits.Gastrointestinal Tract and Nutrition
Monogastric: Fetal pig digestive system
Ruminant digestion: Ruminant stomach structure and function
Overview: Ruminant digestive system
Overview: Swine Digestive System
Part 1. Research the inner lining for each of the four chambers of the ruminant stomach. How do they vary from one another?Part 2. What are the functions for each of the four chambers?
Rumen

Reticulum

Omasum

Abomasum

Part 3. How does the pH vary between the chambers?Part 4. Which chamber is similar to the simple stomach?Part 5. What are the differences in the monogastric digestive tract vs. the ruminant digestive tract? Because of these differences, explain the impact it has on the animals’ diets. What are ruminants able to process efficiently that monogastric livestock cannot? In a ruminant animal understand and be able to explain the impact of a high forage diet vs. a high concentrate diet. The gut lining is specific to the type of diet. What is the difference in the rumen papillae in an animal on a high forage diet vs. high concentrate?Part 6. GI Tract

Research the three sections of the small intestine and know the function of each.

In what ways are the small and large intestines different?

What is the purpose of a cecum in monogastric animals?

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