Beef Cattle Digestive System
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What is the primary role of saliva in beef cattle digestion?

  • To buffer the acid produced during ruminal fermentation (correct)
  • To accumulate and regurgitate large feed particles
  • To initiate the chemical digestion of feed in the mouth
  • To increase the production and secretion of gaseous by-products
  • What is the primary function of the reticulum in beef cattle digestion?

  • To accumulate and regurgitate large feed particles (correct)
  • To break down feed particles into more simple nutrients
  • To provide a buffer for the acid produced during fermentation
  • To synthesize amino acids from nonprotein nitrogen
  • What is eructation in the context of beef cattle digestion?

  • The process of chewing cud to increase saliva production
  • The prolonged inability to release gaseous by-products through rumination
  • The transport of small boluses of feed particles from the reticulum to the mouth
  • The process of expelling gaseous by-products produced during fermentation (correct)
  • What is the main product of carbohydrate fermentation in beef cattle digestion?

    <p>Volatile fatty acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary site of absorption for volatile fatty acids in beef cattle digestion?

    <p>The wall of the rumen</p> Signup and view all the answers

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