Research the inner lining for each of the four chambers of the ruminant stomach. How do they vary from one another? Part 2. What are the functions for each of the four chambers? • Rumen • Reticulum • Omasum • Abomasum

Gastrointestinal Tract and Nutrition
• Monogastric: Fetal pig digestive system
• Ruminant digestion: Ruminant stomach structure and function
• Overview: Ruminant digestive system
• Overview: Swine Digestive System
Part 1. Research the inner lining for each of the four chambers of the ruminant stomach. How do they vary from one another?
Part 2. What are the functions for each of the four chambers?
• Rumen
• Reticulum
• Omasum
• Abomasum
Part 3. How does the pH vary between the chambers?
Part 4. Which chamber is similar to the simple stomach?
Part 5. What are the differences in the monogastric digestive tract vs. the ruminant digestive tract? Because of these differences, explain the impact it has on the animals’ diets. What are ruminants able to process efficiently that monogastric livestock cannot? In a ruminant animal understand and be able to explain the impact of a high forage diet vs. a high concentrate diet. The gut lining is specific to the type of diet. What is the difference in the rumen papillae in an animal on a high forage diet vs. high concentrate?
Part 6. GI Tract
• Research the three sections of the small intestine and know the function of each.
• In what ways are the small and large intestines different?
• What is the purpose of a cecum in monogastric animals?