Question

6. What is the role of rumen and caecum in the body of grass eating animals?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ruminant stomachs have four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Rumen microbes ferment feed and produce volatile fatty acids, which is the cow's main energy source. Rumen microbes also produce B vitamins, vitamin K and amino acids.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Rumen forms the first stomach and is four-chambered. Some animals including Rabbits and Horses have a large sac-like structure called caecum which is present between the food pipe or the oesophagus and the small intestine.