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Describe digestion of grass in the rumen of a cow

      

Describe digestion of grass in the rumen of a cow

  

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Digestion of Grass in the Rumen.

- Grass is stored temporary in the rumen

- Coarse grass is regurgitated from the rumen for further chewing in the mouth.

- Saliva that mixes with the feed creates alkaline/medium suitable for micro-organisms

- Feed undergoes microbial fermentation.

- Carbohydrates are broken down to volatile fatty Acids (VFAs) which include Acetic, butyric is propionic acids.

- Gases like methane CO2 and H2 are released.

- Proteins are broken down to peptides/Amino acids and ammonia gas released.

- Amino acids/non essential amino acids are synthesized from ammonia gas and other non-protein nitrogen by micro
john3 answered the question on December 14, 2017 at 06:26


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