FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cows are classified as ____, because they have the ability to break down shrubs and turn it into meat.
A
poultry
B
livestock
C
ruminants
D
domesticated
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cattle are ruminants, meaning their digestive system is highly specialized to allow the consumption of difficult to digest plants as food. Cattle have one stomach with four compartments, the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum, with the rumen being the largest compartment.

Detailed explanation-2: -cows are classified as draught breeds in this type the males are strong and used for the agriculture purpose and the cows are having poor milk yields, Daily breeds are called milch and they have high milk yields and the dual purpose breeds they have average milk yields and the males are very useful and strong.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cows belong to the family Bovidae (hollow-horned ruminants, which also includes antelope, sheep, and goats), subfamily Bovinae (which includes buffaloes and spiral-horned antelope), tribe Bovini (which includes cattle, bison, and yak), and genus Bos-the names of which are all derived from bos, the Latin word for cow.

Detailed explanation-4: -The class of cattle is Mammalia. The order is Artiodactyla. The family of cattle is Bovidae and the subfamily is Bovinae. The scientific name of cattle of Bos taurus.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cattle, sheep, deer, and similar animals are classified as ruminant animals. As a group, ruminants share the characteristics that they are hooved mammals, with an even number of toes, that regurgitate and re-chew their feed. This cud chewing or rumination process is the characteristic that gives the group its name.

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