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How are digetstive systems of non ruminants able to use roughages in theie diets?
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What is roughages?
The common-knowledge, human-food definition of roughage is this: "Fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs which aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut." However, part of this definition does not hold true in terms of ruminant nutrition. The definition of roughage in ruminant nutrition is forage that is coarse and high in fibre, cellulose and lignin which promotes rumen digestion, increases chewing time, and promotes microbial activity. (In contrast to humans, roughage is not indigestible for ruminants--rather it is the food type that encourages digestive activity, and is the basis for which all diets for all ruminant animals must consist of.) Roughages include hay, silage, and tame and native grasses and forbs.
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