Question

explain the digestion in grass eating animals and ruminates

Answer 1

Digestion in grass eating animals

Grass eating animals like cows, buffaloes are called ruminants because they have a separate part of stomach called rumen .They quickly swallow the grass and is stored in rumen where it is partially digested forming cud.

Rumination is the process by which cud returns to the mouth in small lumps and then the animal chews it.

Grass contain cellulose which is digested by special bacteria present in a sac like structure located between small intestine and large intestine.

Answer 2

Grass eating animals like cows, buffaloes are called ruminants because they have a separate part of stomach called rumen .They quickly swallow the grass and is stored in rumen where it is partially digested forming cud.

Rumination is the process by which cud returns to the mouth in small lumps and then the animal chews it.

Grass contain cellulose which is digested by special bacteria present in a sac like structure located between small intestine and large intestine.