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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

The function of rumination is to decrease particle size, increase surface area for microbial digestion, break down impervious plant coatings and mix food. It introduces saliva as an aid to maintaining rumen pH. Coarseness of the ration influences the amount of time spent in rumination. Cattle ruminate for up to 10 hours per day. For example cattle fed hay diet spend roughly 8 hours per day ruminating; cattle fed ground dried grass diet spend roughly 5-9 hours per day ruminating and on concentrate diet spend roughly 2.5 hours per day ruminating. (Cattle claw health has been linked to the time cattle spend grazing versus ruminating).

The function of rumination is to decrease particle size, increase surface area for microbial digestion, break down impervious plant coatings and mix food. It introduces saliva as an aid to maintaining rumen pH. Coarseness of the ration influences the amount of time spent in rumination. Cattle ruminate for up to 10 hours per day. For example cattle fed hay diet spend roughly 8 hours per day ruminating; cattle fed ground dried grass diet spend roughly 5-9 hours per day ruminating and on concentrate diet spend roughly 2.5 hours per day ruminating. (Cattle claw health has been linked to the time cattle spend grazing versus ruminating).

 

[[Category:Stomach - Anatomy & Physiology]]

[[Category:Stomach - Anatomy & Physiology]]

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