The ingredients that go into livestock feed are called feedstuffs. The feedstuffs cattle consume consist of roughages, grains, oilseeds and byproducts. Roughages are coarse, indigestible ingredients that provide bulk to the diet and promote normal bowel functions.
the area of the stomach that acts as a temporary storage area is the. fundic region. the digestive enzyme pepsin secreated by gastric glands begins the digestion of. protein. the semifluid paste formed in the stomach by mixing food and gastric secretions is. chyme. the foods that stay in the stomach the longest are high in.
Gas also appears in the stomach and intestines either as a result of swallowing air or production of gasses by intestinal bacteria. Thus the stomach and intestines contain a mixture of digesting food, liquid, and gas. As the muscles of the stomach and intestines contract and squeeze their contents, the contents move. It is the movement of the food, liquid, and particularly the gas that gives rise to borborygmi.