This process releases vitamins, amino acids, and fats that help
your rabbit meet their dietary needs.
Not exact matches
Rabbit milk has a vastly different nutritional makeup than cow's milk — cow's milk is supposed to
meet the
dietary needs of calves, not kits — so it offers no health benefits.
Rabbits meet most of their nutrient
needs by fermenting
dietary fiber in a specialized chamber in their abdominal cavity called the cecum.
The fermentation process converts
dietary fiber into various vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that your
rabbit can absorb and use to
meet their daily nutritional
needs.
Unlike people,
rabbits evolved to
meet their
dietary needs by eating foods that are loaded with fiber while being low in sugar and fat.
Unlike other herbivores,
rabbits meet most of their calorie
needs by fermenting and digesting
dietary fiber rather than more readily available sugars.
So, while it would be impossible for us to
meet our
dietary needs by eating extremely fibrous foods, our
rabbits need it to keep their bodies running properly.