Cattle

2. Cattle are __________________ and have a 4 chamber stomach which allows them to eat forage diets
5. Management, providing adequate roughage and decreasing high-legume or high-silage diets
6. White or cream-colored
7. then first stomach compartment
9. Works closely with the rumen to catch and trap foreign objects and facilitate the regurgitation of cud
11. Heat, parasite, and disease resistant
14. Red body with white face, underbelly, legs, and tail switch
15. Absorbs water, minerals, and some VFAs and reduces particle size
16. Largest number of annual registrations in U.S.

1. Historically used for both meat and milk production
3. The true stomach where enzymatic digestion occurs
4. Created in the United States
8. The process that allows cattle to re-chew and further break down ingested forage
10. the fourth stomach compartment
12. microbes aid in digestion of complex carbohydrates
13. Result from excessive consumption of high-starch feeds.