LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A monogastric is an animal with a single-compartmented stomach. Examples of monogastrics include humans, poultry, pigs, horses, rabbits, dogs and cats. Most monogastrics are generally unable to digest much cellulose food materials such as grasses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monogastric species – such as poultry, pigs and fish – are more reliant on grains and pulses that compete for land that could grow human food. Ruminant species – such as sheep, cattle and goats – rely more on grasses and forages that are inedible by humans. This is a simplistic but important differentiation.

Detailed explanation-3: -> What is the biggest difference between the ruminant and monogastric digestive systems? (Ruminant stomachs have four compartments, and monogastric stomachs have only one compartment. Ruminants are able to digest grasses and other fibrous feeds better than animals with monogastric systems can.