This is a type of fermentation that occurs in the rumen of ruminant animals. Ruminant animals have four compartments in their stomach instead of one. Of the four compartments is called the rumen, which is the largest and main section. According to "Range Animal Nutrition", "By comparison the food consumed by ruminants is subjected to microbial fermentation.” Pre-gastric fermentation occurs before feed goes into the digestive tract where digestion typically occurs. Fermentation takes place before the majority of the digestion process. During Pre-gastric Fermentation, fermentation through microbes occurs in the rumen, all before moving to the abomasum. An example of a ruminant stomach is displayed below.
(Ruminant Stomach)
Works Cited
Satapati, Suresh. Frankenstein, www.webpages.uidaho.edu/range456/readings/heitschmidt_stuth_book/chapter_2/chapter2_animals.htm.
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