Why Water Is Precious
Ruminant Digestive System
By Susan Schoenian sheep101.info |Why are sheep always chewing? |
|Sheep belong to the ruminant classification of animals. Ruminants are characterized by their "four" stomachs and "cud-chewing" behavior. The cud is a food bolus |
|that has been regurgitated. |
| |There are about 150 different ruminant species including cows, goats, |
|[pic] |deer, buffalo, bison, giraffe, moose, and elk. Ruminant species can |
|Awassi Ewe Chewing Her Cud |further be classified as grazers, browers, or intermediates. Grazers, |
|Kazakhstan |such as sheep, cattle, and buffalo consume mostly lower quality grasses |
| |while browsers such as moose and mule deer stay in the woods and eat |
| |highly nutritious twigs and shrubs. Intermediates, such as goats and |
| |white-tailed deer have nutritional requirements midway between grazers |
| |and browsers. |
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By Susan Schoenian sheep101.info |Why are sheep always chewing? |
|Sheep belong to the ruminant classification of animals. Ruminants are characterized by their "four" stomachs and "cud-chewing" behavior. The cud is a food bolus |
|that has been regurgitated. |
| |There are about 150 different ruminant species including cows, goats, |
|[pic] |deer, buffalo, bison, giraffe, moose, and elk. Ruminant species can |
|Awassi Ewe Chewing Her Cud |further be classified as grazers, browers, or intermediates. Grazers, |
|Kazakhstan |such as sheep, cattle, and buffalo consume mostly lower quality grasses |
| |while browsers such as moose and mule deer stay in the woods and eat |
| |highly nutritious twigs and shrubs. Intermediates, such as goats and |
| |white-tailed deer have nutritional requirements midway between grazers |
| |and browsers. |
|