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Q: Is cecum the organ that helps horses digest roughage?
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What helps digest cellulose?

cecum or caecum


Explain the importance of cellulose in the human diet?

Humans lack the necessary enzyme to digest cellulose, so it acts as roughage in the intestines and helps with the digestion process


How often should I feed my horses bran and is it a good idea to feed bran?

Yes bran is very good for horses. It helps clean out their systems. We feed our horses at my stables bran once a week.


What is a roughage?

It is important to know what is being eaten. Roughage is indigestible material in vegetables, that helps the gut pass food and waste.


Cecum in deer longer or shorter than cecum in tiger?

The cecum in deer is longer than the cecum in tigers. The cecum is an important part of the digestive system that helps break down cellulose in plant material. As herbivores, deer need a longer cecum to aid in the digestion of their plant-based diet, while carnivores like tigers have shorter cecums since they primarily consume meat.


What is fiber roughage cellulose?

Roughage covers many different types of fiber. Cellulose is a fiber. Roughage is a dietary fiber, called cellulose that is the part of a plant that cannot be digested by the human digestive system. Roughage retains water and adds bulk to food. Roughage helps correct large intestine disorders and keeps it functioning normally.


What does roughage do?

Roughage is another term for dietary fibre . e.g., Natural food, Dalia etc. It does not provide energy , but only helps in retaining water in the body.


What special organ helps a rabbit digest cellulose?

The organ that helps a rabbit to digest is stomach.


What Emulsification agent helps to digest fat?

bile is the emulsification agent that helps to digest fats.


What nutrients do horses need in hay?

Hay is roughage, low calorie, dried and cut grass. There really isn't many nutrients in it. Hay helps the horse's digestive system keep moving. It's the most important part of their diet.


What does cecum mean?

A cecum (caecum ) is a blind pouch at junction of small and large intestine in man and other mammals Appendex is attached to it . It helps in digestion of cellulose in some hebbivores as in horse .


What is cellulose fiber?

Roughage covers many different types of fiber. Cellulose is a fiber. Roughage is a dietary fiber, called cellulose that is the part of a plant that cannot be digested by the human digestive system. Roughage retains water and adds bulk to food. Roughage helps correct large intestine disorders and keeps it functioning normally.