A cow chews is cud, which is also called “ruminating,” is one feature of an interesting and complex digestive system that allows cows and other ruminants such as sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas ...

The youth will be covering the digestive system of a small ruminant. The adults will be discussing quality assurance with Betsy Hodge.

The four parts of the ruminant digestion system each has a specific function, as well as distinguishing characteristics. We studied them but it was really interesting actually seeing them.

What they want students to learn with the lab is how a rumen works compared to a simple stomach, such as in a human, and why a ruminant needs its complex digestive system to break down the ...

Ruminants have a digestive system that ferments feeds. The fermentation is aided by millions of microbes that live in this unique digestive systems that is composed of four stomachs.

The answer, of course, lies in their amazing digestive system. Deer and their relatives, elk and moose, along with many other hooved animals such as goats, sheep and domestic cattle are ruminants.

That’s important because ruminants are found all over the world, and seeds can hang out in a ruminant’s digestive system for hours or days, often as the ruminant walks around.

Microbes then absorb ammonia and use it to make new protein for themselves. Peculiarities of the ruminant digestive system allow those animals to benefit greatly from this process.