obseve the digestive system and ruminants how many difference can you find write the difference in detail
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What is the biggest difference between the ruminant and monogastric digestive systems? (Ruminant stomachs have four compartments, and monogastric stomachs have only one compartment. Ruminants are able to digest grasses and other fibrous feeds better than animals with monogastric systems can.
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To understand ruminants digestive system you must know what are ruminants. Ruminants are mammals that are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion, principally through microbial actions. The process typically requires the fermented ingesta (known as cud) to be regurgitated and chewed again. The process of rechewing the cud to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called rumination. One common example is cow.
The main difference between ruminants digestive system and non ruminants digestive system is that ruminants has 4 compartments in its stomach:
Rumen—primary site of microbial fermentation
Reticulum
Omasum-receives chewed cud, and absorbs volatile fatty acids
Abomsum—true stomach