PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals with a polygastric digestive system have a multi-chambered stomach. The four compartments of the stomach are called the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. These chambers contain many microbes that break down the cellulose and ferment the ingested food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ruminant stomachs have four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pseudo Ruminant Systems The microbial digestion takes place in the intestine and cecum. Examples of pseudo ruminants include horses, hippopotamus, rabbits and guinea pigs. Animals like hippopotamus and camels have a three chambered stomach while zebras, horses and rhinoceros have a simple monogastric stomach.