… of the microbiome in the ruminant digestive system by presenting the knowledge collected
so far. … Therefore, understanding the influence of the ruminant microbiome is the main step to …

… portions of the digestive system of 65 ruminant species from … of all extant ruminants into a
flexible system of three overlapping … Several examples are discussed how ruminants of different …

Cattle are members of the Ruminantia, which represent the most successful group of extant
large herbivores in terms of species diversity. Ruminants have a multi-chambered …

… Ruminants digestive system is characterized by functional and … ruminants digestive system
is the occurrence of the microbial fermentation prior to the gastric and intestinal digestion …

… of the approximately 150 extant ruminant species. Their digestive systems appear to reflect
a … select for improving the digestion of fibrous plant material. Selectivity plays a key role in all …

… aspects of domestic and wild ruminants, regarding the digestive conversion capability; …
flexibility of ruminants in terms of digestive system [46]. Adaptive mechanisms in ruminants The …

… This book should become a standard work for students wishing to obtain detailed knowledge
of digestive processes in the ruminant animal. It should also prove invaluable to more …

… Ruminant animals have some modifications in their digestive … The stomach of ruminants
is divided into four compartments, … The abomasum resembles the stomach of non-ruminants, …

… The digestive system of ruminants is inhabited by many species and types of microorganisms,
and their main role is decomposition of nutrients, mainly cellulose and hemicelluloses…

… Evolutionary steps of ecophysiological adaptation and diversification of ruminants: a
comparative view of their digestive system. Oecologia 78:443-457.; Kay, 1989Kay, RNB 1989. …