Exterior

EXTERIOR - STOMACH (SHEEP AND GOAT)

  • Generally resembles that of ox
  • The rumen has the average capacity is 18 litres
  • The cardia is opposite to the 8 th intercostal space; it is just to the left of the median plane and about 2 inches below the vertebral column
  • The dorsal sac of the rumen is longer than the ventral one
  • The ventral sac is larger and its volume extends to the right of the plane than in ox
  • Its caudal blind sac extends further back than that of the dorsal sac
  • The reticulum is relatively larger than the ox. Its ventral part curves more backward and less to the right than in ox
  • Omasum is much smaller than the reticulum, the capacity being 1 pint
  • It is situated on the opposite to 9 th or 10 th ribs higher than ox
  • The abomasum is relatively larger and longer than in ox
Last modified: Friday, 16 December 2011, 11:23 AM