Exploring the rumen

When we talk about gut health for monogastric animals, we often refer to the small intestine, where nutrients are taken up by the animal and where most of the digestion takes place. Photo: Ronald Hissink For ruminants however, we have 4 sites of the digestion system:   the rumen, reticulum, omasum abomasum   Scientists have typically focused their attention on understanding the rumen as this is known to be the most influential site of digestion, as microbia