Question

4. The caecum is found in rabbits.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The rabbit digestive tract greatly resembles that of a horse. Both are “hind-gut fermenters,” meaning that they have an organ called the “cecum” that functions much like the rumen of a cow, but instead of being at the beginning of the digestive tract it is at the end.

Answer 2

Answer:

TRUE

Explanation:

Because the rabbit has this cecum, it requires a fairly high amount of fiber from the forage in its diet, but because the beginning of the digestive tract is like that of a monogastric animal (such as pigs and humans), the fiber quality must be high. Rabbits will not do well at all on coarse, very mature fiber sources. Good quality fiber is a major energy source for rabbits and an effective tool for maintaining the microbial population in the cecum. Healthy microbial populations in the cecum are critical for proper digestion and optimal gut health.