There are clear differences in
the digestion of ruminants from other mammals, since they not only digest the plant matter but also the bacteria that live in the gut and digest the cellulose.
Not exact matches
Methane is a by - product
of digestion of grass and other plant matter by
ruminants.
They are also used extensively in veterinary research, studies
of digestion in
ruminants, and research on the impact
of farming on the environment.
Simple: millions
of years
of evolution that provided adaptations that allow
ruminant digestion to convert grasses into all the nutrients they need.
Ruminants, which ferment plants in a specialized stomach before
digestion, are estimated to be the largest single human - related source
of methane, with greenhouse - gas emissions from sheep and cattle 19 to 48 times higher than beans or grains per pound
of food produced, according to the report.