Names of the 4 Parts of a Cow's Stomach. Cows are herbivores, eating grasses, plants and weeds. David De Lossy/Photodisc/Getty Images. Depending on what a bovine eats, it may take one to three days for the food to pass through the digestive tract. Cattle have ruminant stomachs -- stomach with four separate compartments.The compartments are called the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Each compartment has its own specialized duty in the digestive process.epending on what a bovine eats, it may take one to three days for the food to pass through the digestive tract. Cattle have ruminant stomachs -- stomach with four separate compartments. The compartments are called the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum.
Salt Petre (potassium nitrate) (Bulk, 8 oz) Product Description. Throughout recorded history Potassium Nitrate, more commonly known as Salt Petre, has been used for preserving food especially meat products like sausage and salamis. This ingredient must be measured with a gram scale and used with extreme caution.
Curing salt. Curing salts are used in food preservation to prevent or slow spoilage by bacteria or fungus. Generally they are used for pickling meats as part of the process to make sausage or cured meat. Curing salts are generally a mixture of table salt and sodium nitrite, which serves to inhibit the growth of bacteria, specifically Clostridium botulinum in an effort to prevent botulism, and helps preserve the color of cured meat. Many also contain red dye that makes them pink to prevent them from being con