Adjective
ruminant- chewing cud
Noun
ruminantAdjective
- ruminant
Noun
- ruminant
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...Physiologically, a ruminant is a mammal of the order Artiodactyla that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first stomach, known as the rumen, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again. The process of rechewing the cud to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called "ruminating". Ruminating mammals include cattle, goats, sheep, giraffes, bison, yaks, water buffalo, deer, camels, alpacas, llamas, wildebeest, antelope, pronghorn, and nilgai.Taxonomically, the suborder Ruminantia includes all those species except the camels, llamas, and alpacas, which are Tylopoda. Therefore, the term 'ruminant' is not synonymous with Ruminantia. Read full entry
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- 1.Ruminant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Physiologically, a ruminant is a mammal of the order Artiodactyla that digests ... Asterisk (ruminant) represents the omasum, which is absent in Tylopoda (Tylopoda ...
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- 2.ruminant: Definition from Answers.com
- ruminant n. Any of various hoofed, even-toed, usually horned mammals of the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and giraffes,
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what is the significance of what is the importance or the
significance of the following
body features of a ruminant
animal?
1. appearance of horn
2. hide color of the carabao
or buffalo
3. wool of the sheeps
another question. "why are
goats called intelligent
animals?"
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1. appearance of horn----mating 2. hide color of the caribou or buffalo--camouflage, weather 3. wool of the sheep's--warm/temperature, insulation "why are goats called intelligent animals?" Goats are pretty smart. It is like having a dog. They are good to you if your good to them. They can even mow the lawn with their teeth! |
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How do horses and other non Do they have to eat more than
a cow to survive?
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They definately eat more than a cow. One cow is considered one animal unit (au) and a horse is 1.4 aus for example. Non ruminants have a large cecum (like your appendix) that is attached to their large intestines that has a lot of strong bacteria in there. Baby horses, for instance, will eat their mother's poop to help get that bacteria in their system. When they defecate however, their feces are not as digested as a cows or other ruminants, you can still see bits of grain and grass in it. Rabbits- non ruminants- have everything go through their digestive system twice. They eat something, it comes out as a light colored diarrhea, they eat it, and it comes out as black pellets, doubly digested. |
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How are Lipids digested in Please help! I need to know
what organs are involved, and
what the end product of lipid
digestion is!
Thankyou guys.
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http://www.thecattlesite.com/a rticles/793/overview-of-fat-di gestion-and-metabolism-in-dair y-cows |
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