Misc.
Terminology
Digestion
Ruminants
Ruminants
100
Name 3 parts of the digestive system that are unique to Avians.
Crop, Gizzard, Cloaca
100
A term to describe mature male beef/dairy cattle which has not been castrated.
Bull
100
Name 2 modified monogastric animals.
Rabbits, Horses
100
Waste from ruminants contains a considerable amount of this potent greenhouse gas.
Methane
100
What is eructation?
Belching, Burping
200
Primal cut from the shoulder and neck of beef cattle; flavorful, but may be tough and fatty and contain excess bone and gristle.
Chuck
200
The term used to describe a cow that is in the process of giving birth.
Calving
200
Name 3 monogastric animals
Dogs, Cats, Humans
200
Name the 4 chambers of the ruminant stomach.
Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum
200
What tool is used to treat bloat in ruminant animals.
Trocar
300
Name 4 parts of the digestive system that all organisms we have studied have.
Mouth, esophagus, liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, cecum
300
What is the name of a castrated sheep or goat?
Wether
300
What type of digestive system do chickens and turkeys have?
Avian
300
The part of the stomach that acts as a large fermentation vat. Contains microorganisms that aid in digestion.
Rumen
300
What are cannulated cows used for?
Research into forages, diets, microbes, and ruminant digestion.
400
The term for a ruminant animals slowly chewing their partly-digested food over and over again in their mouth before finally swallowing it.
Chewing their cud.
400
Castrated beef/dairy cattle.
Steer
400
Name 5 ruminant animals
Sheep
Goats
Cattle
Deer
Bison
400
Which teeth do ruminant animals lack?
Top Incisors
400
What is the typical diet of a ruminant animal?
Grasses, hay, roughages, grains.
Herbivore
500
What is the safe cooking temperature for ground beef?
160 degrees F
500
Young female cattle
Heifer
500
This is the skull of a giraffe. What type of digestive system does a giraffe have?
ruminant
500
The site of hardware disease. Has a honeycomb appearance.
Reticulum
500
What is another word for ruminant digestion?
Polygastric