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If horses can digest grass with only one stomach why do cattle need more than one stomach?
Both are herbivores, but one is more efficient at digesting forage (a.k.a., grass) than the other. Cows tend to be more efficient at digesting forage because of their four-chambered stomachs that enable a more thorough process of digestion of roughage, and also enables a more wider range of forages that these ruminants can eat.
Horses, on the other hand, are not as efficient, nor are as good at digesting a wide range of forages, including higher-nutrient-level forages like legumes. But going back to the comparison of digestive anatomy, horses are less efficient because their stomachs are built like ours, which cannot digest roughage as efficient as ruminants can, and instead depend on their cecums to break down partly digested roughage through the process of fermentation. But these hind-gut fermentors do not have the same method of fermentation as cows do, and thus the digesta that cannot be digested anymore has to be expelled.
What else can I help you with?
What do cattle have that helps them digest grass?
A rumen.
Will hay be digested quickly or grass?
Well, it depends on what species you are referring to (since you have the question posed for not just cattle, but also for goats, sheep and horses), and the quality of the grass or hay. Poor quality grass will take longer to digest than good quality hay, and poor quality hay will take longer to digest than high-quality grass. In ruminants such as sheep, goats and cattle, a low quality forage can starve an animal to death because all it's doing is sitting in the stomach and not doing anything for the animal. It's different for horses, though, as they are able to digest poor quality forage than ruminants because they have a different digestive tract. Horses can digest forage that is high in fibre because it can move through quicker and won't get piled up in the stomach like that will happen with most ruminants.
What are the adaptations a cow?
A cow has a four part stomach. A cows stomach helps it to digest grass easier and to get more nutrients from the grass.
What did spanish rancher graze on the grass on the haciendas?
What did Spaniards keep on ranches?
Can you eat grass?
Grass has cellulose, which humans do not have the bacteria to digest, like cows or horses do. You can eat it, but you can't really digest it for energy. Also, something about not having a working appendix.
What is the clinical significance of the appendix?
It was for when we was cavemen it was used to help the stomach digest the grass we ate :)
How do cows get their food?
They digest grass using multiple stomachs and very strong stomach acids
Why did t-rex have two stomaches?
T-rex did not have two stomachs. Today, ruminants (grass eating animals such as cattle) have two stomachs in order to better digest the grass they eat, which is very difficult to digest.
Which animals eat grass?
Animals that eat grass include cows, sheep, horses, goats, and deer. Grass is a primary food source for herbivores, providing them with essential nutrients and energy. These animals have evolved to efficiently digest and derive nutrition from grass.
Is lespedeza grass good for hay?
Yes, if you are referring to lespedeza-grass mix to use for hay and not lespedeza grass, which doesn't exist. This mix is best for cattle, but not horses as the protein content would be too rich for horses to eat.
What is the meaning of pasture?
Food; nourishment., Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the food of cattle taken by grazing., Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage., To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will pasture forty cows., To feed on growing grass; to graze.
What problems are wild horses causing?
They eat ranchers grass that their cattle eat, and they "ruin" water holes.
