Once the lid of the cannula was removed, I could smell the bacteria inside doing the digesting. A uniquely awful smell. As I reached my arm into the rumen, the feed the cow just ate was still in good-sized particles, yet to be fully digested. As my arm reached farther into the rumen, I began to feel the particles turned to liquid. The cowââ?¬â?¢s rumen was churning, digesting around my rubber glove. The cow leaned toward me; this means she likes it. They told me she was feeling a ââ?¬Å?good sensation.ââ?¬Â
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