In a ruminant digestive system, food first enters the rumen, where it is fermented and broken down by microbes. It then moves to the reticulum, where it is mixed and may be regurgitated as cud for further chewing. After that, it passes into the omasum, where water and nutrients are absorbed, and finally to the abomasum, which functions like a true stomach, where enzymes further digest the food before it moves into the intestines for nutrient absorption.
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