Question

What is a key difference between ruminants, such as cattle, sheep, and goats, and non-ruminants, such as horses in relation to grazing.

Question 1 options:

	Ruminants are fill limited and require time chew cud and digest their feed.
	Non-ruminants are fill limited and require time chew cud and digest their feed.
	The more a ruminant grazes, the faster the feed material passes through, allowing them to graze some more.
	There is no difference.

Answer 1

ruminant animals quickly swallow the grass and store it in the rumen (an organ of the digestive system present between the small intestine and large intestine). the food is partially digested in the rumen and the partially digested food is called cud. later, the cud returns in the form of small lumps to the mouth and the animals chew it. this process is called rumination.

Ruminants are fill limited and require time to chew the cud and digest their feed.