Answers
Where does most of the VFA formation and absorption take place in the cow?
rumen
What compartment of the cow's stomach corresponds to the stomach of the dog?
abomasum
What is the organ called in chickens that corresponds to the stomach of the pig?
proventriculus
What compartment of the cow's stomach keeps feed particles from moving on too quickly until
fermentation is complete or particle size is small enough?
omasum
What compartment of the cow's stomach is nicknamed the honeycomb helps in regurgitation and
may trap foreign material like wire?
reticulum
Where in the horse and rabbit does fermentation of cellulose to VFA's occur?
cecum
Where in the chicken does particle size reduction take place, replacing the action of teeth
gizzard
Where is bile produced?
liver
What is a spot in the esophagus of the bird for food storage called?
crop
What organ produces enzymes for digesting carbs, fats, and proteins and also produces hormones
that control blood sugar level?
pancreas
where are enzymes from the pancreas secreted to?
small intestine
What does amylase digest?
amylose
Carboxypeptidase and chymotrypsin
are secreted from the pancreas to digest protein