Question

what are ruminants? why we can't digest cellulose like cattle do?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ruminants mainly include herbivores like cattles, goats, etc. They are called ruminants as they have chambered stomachs.

Biochemically, cellulose digestion requires beta amylase enzyme. But humans only have alpha amylase enzyme for digestion of starch.

For this reason, we can't digest cellulose.

Hope you will be able to understand.

Answer 2

Answer:

$Like other vertebrates,ruminant Artiodactyla (including cattle, deer, and their relatives) are unable to digest plant material directly, because they lack enzymes to break down cellulose in the cell walls. Digestion in ruminantsoccurs sequentially in a four-chambered stomach.$