Author:
Sarah Donahoe
Long Acres Alpaca Farm, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Publication:
February 10, 2017

Publication:
Long Acres Alpaca Farm

Excerpt:
Gastric Rumen Transfer, aka Transfaunation, is used for ruminants that quit chewing regurgitated food, better known as “cud.” Ruminants, have multiple stomachs. Most ruminants have four compartments: the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. Alpacas are frequently referred to as pseudo ruminants because they have three compartments: rumen, reticulum, and the abomasum.

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