. The feeding of animals. Feeds. 100 THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS an incomplete wall runs to the reficnlxun and omasum from the entrance of the esophagus into the rumen. It commimicates both with the rumen and reticulum. The interior of this canal is not visible in its passage along the inner wall of the reticulum unless the lips with which it is provided are Fig. 2. Stomach of oz. T, rumen or paunch, showing attachment of esophagus; C, reticulum or honeycomb; O, omasum or many-plies; A, abomasum or rennet, shoiring attachment of small intestine. 139. The rumen.—The food, especially in i
. The feeding of animals. Feeds. 100 THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS an incomplete wall runs to the reficnlxun and omasum from the entrance of the esophagus into the rumen. It commimicates both with the rumen and reticulum. The interior of this canal is not visible in its passage along the inner wall of the reticulum unless the lips with which it is provided are Fig. 2. Stomach of oz. T, rumen or paunch, showing attachment of esophagus; C, reticulum or honeycomb; O, omasum or many-plies; A, abomasum or rennet, shoiring attachment of small intestine. 139. The rumen.—The food, especially in its first descent from the mouth, passes at first mostly into the paunch through a slit in the gullet. This cavity, as stated, is very large, and it may properly be considered as an immense reservoir for the storage of the bulky materials which the rimiinants take as food. It is divided into four sacs by constriction in its walls caused by strong muscular bands. As is the case with the entire digestive canal, the walls of the paunch are composed of three layers of tissue, the middle one being a very thick muscu- lar coat, which seems necessary to produce the churning movement of the large mass of food. The inner or mucous. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jordan, Whitman H. (Whitman Howard), 1851-1931. New York, The Macmillan Company
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