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Anatomy and Physiology of the Rumen

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Herbivores can be classified as monogastric or polygastric. Equine, rabbits and elephants represent monogastric herbivores. They have one stomach that does not offer appropriate conditions for fermentative digestion. In these species, the fermentation chambers, which keep a great amount of microorganisms, are represented by the cecum and colon, and both compartments are very developed.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Thamilis Jesus de Menezes, an undergraduate student of the Animal Science Course at São Paulo State University, Dracena campus, for making the schematic figures; Milene Gondim de Oliveira Alves, my undergrad student for preparing the anatomic pieces and making the illustration photos; and finally to master student Mariângela Bueno Coordeiro for the collaboration in the organization of this chapter.

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  1. São Paulo State University (UNESP), Dracena, Brazil

    Claudia Maria Bertan Membrive

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  1. Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Dracena, São Paulo, Brazil

    Danilo Domingues Millen

  2. Breeding and Animal Nutrition Department, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

    Mario De Beni Arrigoni

  3. Mato Grosso State Agricultural Research and Extension Company (EMPAER), Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil

    Rodrigo Dias Lauritano Pacheco

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Membrive, C.M.B. (2016). Anatomy and Physiology of the Rumen. In: Millen, D., De Beni Arrigoni, M., Lauritano Pacheco, R. (eds) Rumenology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30533-2_1

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