1 The most beneficial meat to veg ratio for the average dog is 75 % muscle meat & bone, (including 10 % organ meats and bit of extra bone to make up for the loss of calcium rich blood), and 25 % ground or juiced vegetables (dogs can not digest cellulose so whole veggies will just come out the same way they went in). (thehealthyhound.com)
Analysis of panda poop, presented at this week's ACS meeting, has shown that enzymes from the bacteria are excellent at digesting the cellulose in grasses, woods and stalks - and at everyday conditions, potentially opening the door for new biofuels that don't compete for land with crops for food. (earthtimes.org)
Mushrooms digest cellulose and transform it into chitin, the same material that insect shells are made from. (discovermagazine.com)