Yes goats do eat some weeds but the nutritional value of many weeds is very high. My studies of the nutritional value of thistles and blackberries (Table 1), for example, have shown that the nutritional value of these weeds can be as high or higher than the nutritional value of pasture.
The function of the umbilical vein is to deliver oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus. From the placenta, the umbilical vein courses through the liver via th â¦ e ductus venosus (fetal shunt), connecting then to the inferior vena cava. 11 people found this useful.
umbilical cord the structure that connects the fetus and placenta; it is the lifeline of the fetus in the uterus throughout pregnancy.hrough two arteries and a vein in the cord, nourishment and oxygen pass from the blood vessels in the placenta to the fetus, and waste products pass from the fetus to the placenta. Soon after birth, the umbilical cord is clamped or tied and then cut.