ruminal
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- adjective
- /ˈruːmɪnəl/
- Specialized
- Monitoring the ruminal pH is essential for maintaining the health of cattle.
- ruminal pH
- ruminal fluid
- ruminal acidosis
Examples
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In many cases, ruminal pH monitoring would be useful to prevent outbreaks of acidosis that will cause serious economic losses.
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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of ruminal butyrate infusion on papillae morphology, digesta weight, and liquid passage rate in the rumen.
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The confirmation was later made through ruminal fluid analysis.
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A ruminal pH of 4 was found to be lethal.
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The Co-EDTA solution was thoroughly mixed with ruminal contents.
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Confirmation was made through ruminal fluid analysis for its pH and defaunation.
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On the basis of average ruminal fluid pH, goats were assigned to four groups: pH 4, 5, 6, and 7.
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Furthermore, a ruminal fluid pH of 4 has been found to be lethal for goats.
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Solutions were infused into the rumen manually by opening the ruminal cannulas and administering the solutions into the rumen.
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The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of lactic/ruminal acidosis in goats through the utilization of intra-ruminal and haematological analyses as diagnostic tools.
Academic text (2013)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ruminal comes from the Latin rumen, which means 'throat' and is the name of the first stomach of cows where they chew food again. You can see the same root in ruminate, 'to chew again', so ruminal means 'relating to the rumen', the stomach used to digest plant food.