TABLE 1. PERCENTAGE RELATIONSHIP OF A CALF'S STOMACH COMPARTMENTS WITH INCREASING AGE
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|
Age (weeks)
|
| Stomach compartment |
0 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20-26 |
34-38 |
|
|
% of total weight
|
| Rumen-reticulum |
38 |
52 |
60 |
64 |
67 |
64 |
64 |
| Omasum |
13 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
22 |
25 |
| Abomasum |
49 |
36 |
27 |
22 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
Source: Warner and Flatt. 1965. In R.W. Dougherty, ed. Physiology of Digestion in the Ruminant. |
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