Buffalo Ruminant: The purpose of the …
The Herbivore Digestive System
Buffalo
Ruminant:
Name__________________________
The purpose of the digestion system is to
______________________________ _____________________________.
Bacteria help because they can digest
__________________, a sugar found in the cell walls of________________.
What is the name for the largest section of a ruminant's
stomach?
__________
Organ Color Key Mouth Esophagus Stomach Small Intestine Cecum Large Intestine
Zebra
Non- Ruminant:
Background Information for the Teacher
Two Strategies of Digestion in Hoofed Mammals
Ruminant
Non-ruminant
Representative species Buffalo, cows, sheep, goats, antelope, camels, giraffes, deer
Zebra, pigs, horses, asses, hippopotamus, rhinoceros
Does the animal regurgitate its cud to chew material again?
Yes, regurgitation
No regurgitation
Grass is better prepared for digestion, as grinding Bacteria can not completely digest cell walls as
motion forms small particles fit for bacteria.
material passes quickly through, so stool is fibrous.
Where in the system do you find the bacteria that digest cellulose?
At the beginning, in the rumen This first chamber of its four-part stomach is large, and serves to store food between rumination and as site of digestion by bacteria.
How would you compare the nutrition obtained via digestion?
Higher Nutrition Reaps benefits of immediately absorbing the products of bacterial digestion, such as sugars and vitamins, via the small intestine.
Near the end, in the cecum In this sac between the two intestines, bacteria digest plant material, the products of which pass to the bloodstream.
Lower Nutrition The digestive products made by the bacteria are produced nearer the end of the line, after the small intestine, the classic organ of nutrient absorption.
Which animal spends more time each day actually picking grass?
Less Time Foraging Has a large stomach for storage, and can regurgitate as needed. Also able to efficiently extract nutrients from plant material.
More Time Foraging A single stomach means many small meals a day. Also, system needs to process higher volume to gain adequate nutrition due to low quality feed.
How would you compare the speed of digestion?
Slower Digestion Takes more time to regurgitate, re-chew, digest, and absorb all parts of plant.
Faster Digestion No regurgitation leads to lower efficiency in obtaining nutrients. Must eat about twice as much as ruminants at approximately twice the speed.
Ruminating on the Digestive System
COMPARISON BY LENGTH (m)
Buffalo
Zebra
COMPARISON BY VOLUME (L)
Buffalo
Zebra
Ruminant 1 48 1 10
mouth
Non-Ruminant
esophagus 1
stomach 20
small intestine
1 cecum
large intestine
8
Ruminant 160 65 10 25
stomach
Non-Ruminant 10
small intestine
65
cecum
30
large intestine
95
60
totals
30
260
totals
200
(NOTE: Data is estimated from measurements of domestic cattle and horses, respectively)
Discussion Questions:
Why does the Buffalo's stomach hold so much food? Why does the small intestine need to be so long? How does this contrast with the esophagus? Why does the large intestine need to be so long? How is the Zebra stomach different, and what does this mean for the animal? Why is the Zebra cecum more full that that of the Buffalo, even though it's the same size? How might the plant matter in the large intestine of the Zebra be different that that in the Buffalo? What is role of the small intestine? Why is this organ so much longer in the Buffalo?
Ruminating on the Digestive System
Graphical Representations
Length of Digestive System
50
ZEBRA
40
BUFFALO
30
Length (m)
20
10
0 stomach
small intestine
cecum
Name of Organ
large intestine
Volume (L)
Volume of Digestive System
200
ZEBRA
150
BUFFALO
100
50
0 stomach
small
cecum
intestine
Name of Organ
large intestine
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