Veterinary advice: Four stomachs, but they don’t always work properly

A few recent cases of bloat have put me thinking about the stomach set-up in ruminants (cows, sheep, goats, etc).

Veterinary advice: Four stomachs, but they don’t always work properly

A few recent cases of bloat have put me thinking about the stomach set-up in ruminants (cows, sheep, goats, etc).

In these animals, there are four stomachs.

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