The first stomach of a ruminant animal Ruminant animals are grazing animals such as sheep and cattle When these animals digest food in their stomach without oxygen they produce methane emissions
The largest portion of the ruminants stomach Acts as fermentation "vat" where microbes break down ingested material The size and structure of the rumen varies between each species These differences are caused by difference in body size and diet
Is the section of the bovine stomach where the first round of digestion takes place