Ruminant Digestive System
It grasps the food.
What does the mouth do?
It is white, and has small droopy ears.
What does Chester White look like?
A cow that is not lactating.
What is a dry cow?
It is intramuscular fat.
What is marbling?
A fancy word for eating.
What is ingestion?
Are finger-like projections that contain taste buds.
What are papillae?
It is a black and white spotted, and has droopy ears.
What does Spotted look like?
Are almost always removed for safety reasons.
Why are horns commonly removed?
The large and initial sections of carcass.
What are primal cuts?
A high-fiber food source.
What is a roughage?
Secret saliva that moistens food.
What do salivary glands do?
It is black with white belt, and erect ears.
What does Hampshire look like?
First milk produced.
What is colostrum?
A lean and boneless abdominal muscle.
What is a flank?
The organ that allows for bacterial and chemical breakdown of fiber.
What is a rumen?
What does the pharynx do?
It is red, droopy ears and large litters.
What does Duroc look like?
An animal with a four compartment stomach.
What is a ruminant?
It is the toughest cut.
What is a shank?
Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
What are the three sections of the small intestine?
Has an 8% of the compartment capacity.
What is the abomasum's compartment capacity?
It is white, has erect ears, and a strong maternal ability.
What does Landrace look like?
When a female is receptive to male to be bred.
What is estrus?
What is the difference between USDA Quality Grade and USDA Yield Grade?
It is about 300 degrees.
What is the visual range of cattle and swine?