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Ruminant Digestive System

In general, the flow of the process of
digestion of human food and ruminant
animals (breeding anchors) are not much

different. Difference lies only in the

arrangement of the teeth and the structure of

the stomach alone. The digestive tools of
ruminant animals include the oral cavity,

esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon

anus. Food enters the first time through
and
the oral cavity. Inside oral cavity, food is
chewed by teeth and mixed with water

saliva. The teeth have an arrangement of

16 incisors that serve as food tongs; 12 Figure 15. Tooth structure ruminant animals
pieces of front molars (premolars) and 12

back molars (molars) that serve to camp

food.

Meanwhile, the canines have been modified to bite and cut plants. Between the

incisors and molars there is a gap called diastema. Its function is as a place to

stick out the tongue when picking up plants or leaves. Note Figure 15.
From the oral cavity, Food enters through the esophagus towards the stomach.

The stomachs of ruminants like cows and goats are different from human
stomachs. The ruminant stomach is divided into four parts: the rumen, reticulum,
omasum, and abomasum. Look the Figure 16.

Figure 16. Ruminant animals have a stomach consisting of four parts

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