Question

draw a diagram of the digestive system of ruminating animal and write down the names of any two organs​

Answer 1

First of all, what are ruminating animals?

• Ruminating animals are those herbivorous animals who you possess compartments of stomach.

Food passes in various parts of the digestive tract of ruminating animals as follows:

• Rumen: Microbes present in this compartment ferment the dietary substances in to volatile fatty acids, which constitutes the main energy supplying component for ruminants.

• Reticulum: This compartment is present in association with the rumen.

• Omasum: This compartment absorbs water and other nutrients from the simplified dietary components.

• Abomasum: This compartment contains glands , similar to a non-ruminant stomach and hence secretes DIGESTIVE JUICES.

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