Ruminant Crossword

4. a pouch of the vertebrate digestive system into which food passes from the esophagus for mixing and digestion before passing to the duodenum of the small intestine.
8. organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
11. The type and amount of food and drink habitually ingested by a person or an animal; ration without reference to a specific time period.
12. organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that is solid at body temperature.
13. feed containing less than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; grains and protein supplements are concentrates.
14. An animal that eats both flesh and plants in their diet.
15. The second stomach of a ruminant
17. complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin
18. Inorganic substance needed in small amounts for proper nutrition.

1. an organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition
2. the first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach
3. an organic compound made up of amino acid and containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
5. animals that eat plants as a main part of their diet
6. The fourth compartment, or true stomach of ruminant animal.
7. ration: feed allowance for an animal during a 24-hour period that has all the nutrients the animal needs in the right proportions and amounts
9. good tasting
10. An animal that feeds on flesh.
14. the third compartment of the ruminant stomach
15. a feed containing more than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; examples: hay, silage, and pasture
16. Feed or feed mixtures used to improve the nutritional value of basal feeds.