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| + | Rumination is the process of digestion in the ruminant. It involves three simplified processes. the first is regurgitation which increases the surface area of food particles for digestion through further mechanical breakdown. The second is [[Mastication|remastication]] and the third reinsalivation. Reinsalivation increases the volume of saliva produced whilst chewing and recyles minerals. | ||
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Revision as of 07:16, 10 July 2008
Introduction
Rumination is the process of digestion in the ruminant. It involves three simplified processes. the first is regurgitation which increases the surface area of food particles for digestion through further mechanical breakdown. The second is remastication and the third reinsalivation. Reinsalivation increases the volume of saliva produced whilst chewing and recyles minerals.