rumen
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The rumen, also known as a paunch, is the largest stomach compartment in ruminants. The rumen and the reticulum make up the reticulorumen in ruminant animals. The diverse microbial communities in the rumen allows it to serve as the primary site for microbial fermentation of ingested feed, which is often fiber-rich roughage typically indigestible by mammalian digestive systems. The rumen is known for containing unique microbial networks within its multiple sac compartments to break down nutrients into usable energy and fatty acids.
Research
23,750 papers- Rumen transfaunation.Immunology letters · 2014
- Microbial rumen fermentation.Journal of dairy science · 1981
- Disorders of Rumen Distension and Dysmotility.The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice · 2017
- Review: Rumen sensors: data and interpretation for key rumen metabolic processes.Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience · 2020
- Rumen bypass and protection of proteins and amino acids.Journal of dairy science · 1975
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8 sectionsContents
- Brief anatomy
- Digestion
- Stratification and mixing of digesta
- Microbes in reticulorumen
- Human uses
- Development
- Rumen microbiome genetics
- References
The rumen, also known as a paunch, is the largest stomach compartment in ruminants. The rumen and the reticulum make up the reticulorumen in ruminant animals. The diverse microbial communities in the rumen allows it to serve as the primary site for microbial fermentation of ingested feed, which is often fiber-rich roughage typically indigestible by mammalian digestive systems. The rumen is known for containing unique microbial networks within its multiple sac compartments to break down nutrients into usable energy and fatty acids.
== Brief anatomy ==