Omasum

The ruminant digestive system

The omasum, also known as the bible,[1] the fardel,[1] the manyplies[1] and the psalterium,[1] is the third compartment of the stomach in ruminants. The omasum comes after the rumen and reticulum and before the abomasum. Different ruminants have different omasum structures and function based on the food that they eat and how they developed through evolution.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d The Chambers Dictionary, Ninth Edition, Chambers Harrap Publishers, 2003
  2. ^ Hofmann, R. (1989). "Evolutionary steps of ecophysiological adaptation and diversification of ruminants: a comparative view of their digestive system" (PDF). Oecologia. 78 (4): 443–457. Bibcode:1989Oecol..78..443H. doi:10.1007/BF00378733. PMID 28312172. S2CID 22351707.