ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION IN DIFFERENT ANIMALS
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That is their favorite food
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Everything else tastes bad
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They cannot break down large amounts of roughage
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So they can break down large amounts of roughage
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Detailed explanation-1: -Monogastric digestive systems begin with the in-gestion of food into their mouth. The tongue and the teeth gather feed and break it down into smaller piec-es in order to make it easier for the animal to digest. Food travels down the esophagus, which is a long tube that carries the feed from the mouth to the stomach.
Detailed explanation-2: -All of the monogastrics have requirements for fatty acids and fats, minerals and vitamins for optimal growth and performance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most monogastrics are generally unable to digest much cellulose food materials such as grasses.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the other hand, insoluble fiber passes through the intestine undigested, increases passage rate and fecal bulking; however, monogastric species have a limited capacity to ferment insoluble fiber as they lack specific microbial species (4, 14).