ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

von O. M. Obisesan, I. A. Adebisi, O. O. Okunlola

68 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Sheep and goats are ruminant animals which belong to the same tribe called Ovis and Capra respectively. Ruminant animals are categorized in to two main classes based on their body size namely; the large ruminant animals and small ruminant animals. Examples of large ruminants are cattle, buffalo, camel etc. while small ruminants are sheep and goats. Due to small body size relative to cattle, sheep and goats are referred to as small ruminants. They feed on plants by swallowing it and later regurgitating the forage for proper chewing to reduce the semi-solid digesta to small particle size for digestion The primary difference between ruminants and simple-stomached animals, like people, dogs or pigs, is the presence of a four-compartment stomach that includes the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. The fourth compartment called abomasum is the true stomach.

• Themen: Medizin Tiermedizin
• ISBN: 9786630354249
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.08.2026
• Größe: 220 x 150 mm
• Verlag: GlobeEdit