explain the importance of rumen
in ruminants ?
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The rumen stores food that a ruminant regurgitates, chews again and swallows a second time. Ruminants can chew their cud for hours every day. The rumen houses many tiny organisms which aid in the digestion of food such as hay and grass. The rumen ferments this food through the creation of gas, which it must expel by belching to prevent bloating. Gas in the rumen is composed of carbon dioxide and methane, and as many as 260 gallons of gas is expelled by a ruminant on a daily basis.
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The rumen stores food that a ruminant regurgitates, chews again and swallows a second time. Ruminants can chew their cud for hours every day. The rumen houses many tiny organisms which aid in the digestion of food such as hay and grass
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