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- noun Plural form of
rumen .
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Examples
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These pieces are indigestible and would stay in their rumens eventually causing problems.
Archive 2010-09-01 Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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These pieces are indigestible and would stay in their rumens eventually causing problems.
Farm Journal: Testosterone Rush, Farm Safety and Nostalgia Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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These pieces are indigestible and would stay in their rumens eventually causing problems.
Archive 2010-09-01 Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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These pieces are indigestible and would stay in their rumens eventually causing problems.
Farm Journal: Testosterone Rush, Farm Safety and Nostalgia Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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Deer, of course, need water for themselves, but they also need to maintain a good supply of liquid in their rumens to help digestion.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2008
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So, if CLA comes from rumens with bacteria X, can we make an artificial one, and use it to crank CLA that is just right, and takeable in supplement form?
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and breast milk | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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Margarine manufacturers are not the only producers of trans fatty acids: the microbes in animal rumens are too!
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Margarine manufacturers are not the only producers of trans fatty acids: the microbes in animal rumens are too!
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Alkali-treated straw can be given to small fermentation "plants" located in the rumens of cows, buffaloes, or goats The micro-organisms in these rumens are able to convert the treated residue into protein.
Chapter 3 1979
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They have micro-organisms in their rumens that can hydrolyze cellulose to glucose which, in turn, is used by the microorganisms for energy to synthesize proteins from inorganic nitrogen that can be supplied in forms such as urea.
Chapter 9 1979
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