The rumen and reticulum
were separated by inverting the reticulorumen and cutting
along the reticuloruminal fold. Immediately after
weighing, the ventral cranial region of the rumen was
identified and sampled for rumen total (with adherent
musculature) and mucosal (separated from the muscle
tissue) composition. Omental adipose tissue was collected,
rinsed with warm saline, blotted, and weighed.