General Animal Physiology Course Syllabus
Biology 436
 
Lecture 44:  Digestive System -  Specialized Digestion


Sherwood - Chapter 14

Objective: Ruminants have specialized digestive tracts that are highly adapted to symbiotic cellulose digestion.

1.  Ruminant stomach
2.  Fermentation products
        a.  volatile fatty acids or VFA's
3.  Birds
        a.  granivorous and fish-eating birds
        b.  columbiform birds

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