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Describe the difference between ruminants and non-ruminants digestive system.
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Describe the difference between ruminants and non-ruminants digestive system.
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Ruminants
Non - Ruminants
chew the cud
Doesn’t chew the cud
have four stomach chambers – thus polygastric
Have one stomach chamber – thus monogastric
Regurgitate food
Cannot regurgitate food once swallowed.
Can digest cellulose.
Have micro - organisms in the rumen that digest cellulose.
Have no micro-organisms in the stomach hence
cannot digest cellulose except those animals with
micro-organisms in the ceacum
Have no ptyalin in saliva hence
no enzymatic digestion in the mouth.
Have ptyalin in the saliva hence enzymatic
digestion begins in the mouth
Most digestion and absorption
takes place in the rumen.
Most digestion and absorption takes place
in the small intestines
Have alkaline saliva due to presence of ammonia.
The saliva is neutral in PH.
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