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What are the major differences in nutritional requirements of ruminants and non-ruminants?
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∙ 13y ago
The major difference is protein sources. Ruminants require less protein than non-ruminants, and consequently require more fibre in their diet than non-ruminants. Non-ruminants cannot digest fibre and cellulose nearly as well as ruminants can, and thus need higher concentrate feedstuffs to actually do well.
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∙ 12y agoA monogastric has one stomach eg horse or pig and a ruminant eg cow, sheep and goat, has four compartments to its stomach and chews its cud.
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What are the nutritional differences between ruminants and non ruminants in relation of stomach?
Ruminants have to be able to feed the microbes in the rumen (the stomach). As something to help in your research, look at how cobalt and sulfur are required by each as one difference in nutritional differences. Adult ruminants require a dietary intake of these elements while non ruminants do not. The reason for a cobalt has to do with the synthesis of B12 vitamin. This vitamin is synthesized by the gut microbes. Non ruminants, usually have a dietary intake of vitamin B12 and therefore have no requirement for additional cobalt. The cobalt is only needed for the center of the organic ring in B12. Since cobalt is not stored in the body, the only way to get the cobalt to the gut microbes is through oral intake. Injections of cobalt are not a solution, because thi
What are the nutritional requirements to maintain health for growth and for reproduction all for a pig and a cow?
The nutritional requirements for sows and cows are very different from each other due to their differences in digestive physiology: Cows are ruminants, whereas pigs are monogastrics. As such, this question cannot be answered without going on a very lengthy reply with two separate answers for each species asked here. It would be much easier to answer if this question applied to either pigs or cattle, not both.
What are the differences between the stomach of a ruminant and the stomach of a non ruminant?
Ruminants have a compartmentalised stomach. There are 4 compartments, the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. A non ruminant does not have a compartmentalised stomach, the non ruminants stomach has similar fucntions to that of the abomasum in the ruminants
What has the author Oswaldo R Rosero written?
Oswaldo R. Rosero has written: 'Nutritional factors affecting mineral status and long term carry-over effects in ruminants' -- subject(s): Sheep, Feed utilization efficiency, Ruminants, Mineral metabolism, Physiology, Minerals in animal nutrition
In establishing a herd and in selecting and judging what primary differences exist in swine as compared to beef cattle and sheep?
Cows & sheep are ruminants - pigs are not.
What is the similarities between non-ruminant animals from ruminant animals?
They both have only one stomach, and primarily pertain to the differences in digestive systems between mammals, not avians, reptiles or amphibians. Ruminants have a four-chambered stomach, whereas non-ruminants have a simple stomach.
What has the author Conor Mc Entee written?
Conor Mc Entee has written: 'The use of enzymatic and in vitro rumen fluid methods to predict the in vivo digestibility of concentrate feedstuffs for ruminants' -- subject(s): Ruminants, Nutrition, Requirements, Feeding and feeds, Feeds, Analysis
What is the normal blood glucose level in neonatal young ones of goat?
infant ruminants are essentially nonruminant; they lack a fermentation. their Blood GLucose level is high like most nonruminants. there are no specific records about the range of glucose level in infant goats since as they age the rumen gets fully develop and their BGL decline. BLG for adult got 50-70mg/dl
Are the birds non ruminants?
Yes, birds are non-ruminants.
Are canines present in ruminants?
yes canine teeth are present in ruminants
Are all foregut fermenters ruminants?
Yes. Hind-gut fermentors are psuedo-ruminants.
Are elephants ruminants?
no..............
