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Agriculture · Q71

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 71

Q71

Which of the following is the smallest compartment of the ruminant stomach?

A.
Rumen
B.
Reticulum
Answer
C.
Omasum
D.
Abomasum

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Reticulum is the smallest compartment of the ruminant stomach.
The reticulum is a pouch-like structure in the forward area of the body, close to the heart. The tissues in the reticulum form a network similar to a honeycomb. A small tissue fold lies between the reticulum and rumen, but the two aren't separate compartments.