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The Ruminant Digestive System

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<strong>Ruminant</strong> <strong>Digestive</strong> <strong>System</strong>s• <strong>The</strong> walls of the rumen contain papillae(that can be up to 1 cm. in length), wherethe bacteria that are used to breakdownfiber live.• In some ruminants (dairy cattle) the rumencan have a capacity of 55-65 gallons!

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