Fertis the Fistulated Steer: Revealing the Rumen at Open House

During the campus wide open house, Fertis, the veterinary college s fistulated steer, starred as the main attraction of the Roaming in the Rumen demonstration. The exhibit was presented by the student chapter of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. Fertis features a fistula, or hole, that allows for access to his rumen, or the first digestive chamber of the bovine stomach. We allow people to go look inside the rumen to see how the food and nutrients are being digested, said Miles The