Rumen Dysfunction

As we all are aware of the fact that human population in India is the highest and to fulfill their feed requirements, farmers are trying to gain more benefits from the animals in the form of milk. For this purpose, which they are feeding animals more concentrate and a smaller number of roughages. But this imbalance in diet may impair the digestion of ruminants which can ultimately affect the economics of farmers. Following divisions of stomach are present in ruminants, namely rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum, of which the rumen is the largest. Any abnormality, impairment, or disruption in the functioning and the physiology of the rumen causes rumen dysfunction. So, here we will explain some of the basic problems related to rumen dysfunction and their control.