Question

State in one/ two sentences each,the various processesinvolved in nutrition in ruminant animals?

Answer 1

Ruminants do not completely chew the food they eat, but just ingest as much they can or want and then swallow the food. From here, the food moves on to the rumen. This is the first chamber of the stomach which also happens to be the largest. The food is stored here for a while and only partially digested, mostly when the animal is resting.Once the plant fibers have been broken down to provide vitamins, proteins, and organic acids, the nutrients are absorbed into the animal’s bloodstream. Coarse plants are sent further into the next chamber for further digestion. Here is where the further bacterial action takes place and the food is formed into soft chunks called the cud.