Names of the 4 Parts of a Cow's Stomach. Cows are herbivores, eating grasses, plants and weeds. David De Lossy/Photodisc/Getty Images. Depending on what a bovine eats, it may take one to three days for the food to pass through the digestive tract. Cattle have ruminant stomachs -- stomach with four separate compartments.The compartments are called the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Each compartment has its own specialized duty in the digestive process.epending on what a bovine eats, it may take one to three days for the food to pass through the digestive tract. Cattle have ruminant stomachs -- stomach with four separate compartments. The compartments are called the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum.
Salt Petre (potassium nitrate) (Bulk, 8 oz) Product Description. Throughout recorded history Potassium Nitrate, more commonly known as Salt Petre, has been used for preserving food especially meat products like sausage and salamis. This ingredient must be measured with a gram scale and used with extreme caution.
Ways to Use Salt Around the Homestead. 1  Food preservation â Table salt is the most important ingredient in curing food. 2  According to Wikipedia, salt kills and inhibits the growth of microorganisms by drawing water out of the cells of both microbe and food alike through osmosis.