The stomach of cattle consists of four gastric chambers, namely the rumen, the honeycomb stomach, the rete stomach and the wrinkled stomach.

Cattle store a large amount of feed in the rumen when feeding, and regurgitate large feed particles into the mouth when resting, chewing them slowly, and the chewed feed passes quickly through the rumen to provide space for re-feeding. Feed continuously enters and exits the rumen, and saliva enters the rumen very steadily to regulate pH. Microbial bacteria, fungi and protozoa ferment differently depending on the type of feed, and the fermentation end products are absorbed and utilized by the cow via the rumen wall.

The reticulum is located in the anterior portion of the rumen, but in practice the two stomachs are not completely separated, so feed particles can move freely between them. The endothelium of the reticulum has a honeycomb-like organization, so it is commonly known as the honeycomb stomach. The main function of the mesh stomach is to act as a sieve, in which heavy objects, such as nails and wires, which are eaten with the feed, are present.

Tips for raising cattle

1, knowledge base: be diligent, run more bookstores, buy a few more books on raising cattle, cross-reference, to have a reference value. Never just browse once, think you understand, unless it is a learning genius. Take a closer look, a few days late to raise cattle does not matter, the most afraid of do not pretend to understand, the so-called sharpening of the knife is not wrong to cut the wood is also.

2, the way to feed the choice: choose to feed the way to determine the way you build the barn. If you choose to fence free-range, you will save a lot of steel pipe partition. Nowadays, some books recommend tethered feeding, some recommend fenced free-range feeding, each has its own benefits. The most intuitive benefit of free-range fencing is that it saves energy and reduces disease. Don't worry about the large amount of activity to consume calories, cattle are basically lying down after eating. Like people, although they can move freely, they are not always walking.