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What is the primary role of saliva in beef cattle digestion?
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?
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?
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?
What is the main product of carbohydrate fermentation in beef cattle digestion?
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What is the primary site of absorption for volatile fatty acids in beef cattle digestion?
What is the primary site of absorption for volatile fatty acids in beef cattle digestion?
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