ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The omasum can be found on the right side of the cranial portion of the rumen. The omasum receives food from the reticulum through the reticulo-omasal orifice and provides food to the abomasum through the omaso-abomasal orifice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rumen – This is the first part of the cow’s stomach. It helps break down complex plant products like grass.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ruminant stomachs have four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Rumen microbes ferment feed and produce volatile fatty acids, which is the cow’s main energy source.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is a spherical-shaped structure containing leaves of tissue, which structure looks like the pages of a book. The main role of the omasum is to absorb water and other substances of the digestive contents. Let’s see now some of the most important structures and functions of the omasum.