Question

descibe the process of digestion in ruminants

Answer 1

Ruminants are unable to digest plants in easy way as they lack enzymes to break down cellulose. Digestion in ruminants occurs in four chambered stomach. Plant is first taken to rumen where it is broke down to cellulose. The Reticulum allows the animal to regurgitate & reprocess particulate matter ("chew its cud"). Food is then passed to the Omasum, for further mechanical processing. The mass is finally passed to the true stomach, the Abomassum, where the digestive enzyme lysozyme breaks down the bacteria so as to release nutrients.

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Answer 2

ruminants like cattle have four chambers- reticulum, rumen, omasum and abomasums. they do not have incisors, thus they swallow their food but can't chew properly. the swallowed food goes to the rumen, there the food gets partially digested. after that it is transferred to the second chamber(reticulum). from there, the food goes directly to mouth. when the partially digested food goes to the mouth, it becomes softer and the animal can chew it properly. again they swallow the food and further digestion is carried on. in omasum, only some water gets absorbed. in abomasum the food gets digested.