Surgical repair of a cleft lip and palate have medical benefits beyond the cosmetic. Repairing a cleft lip and palate will provide your infant with improved ability to nurse or drink from a bottle ...

The rest of the oral cavity is lined by mucosa, which is moist, pink, or pigmented in healthy animals. The mucosa should be smooth except for the dorsal tongue papillae, the hard palate rugae, and ...

The rumen absorbs most of the VFAs from fermentation. A good blood supply to the rumen walls improves absorption of VFAs and other digestion products. Tiny projections (papillae) line the rumen, which ...