THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

Detailed explanation-1: -Ruminants can digest forages and fibrous roughages that monogastric’s (e.g. humans, pigs and poultry) can’t.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monogastric animals do not secrete enzymes that digest the complex carbohydrates ( 1, 4 linkages; e.g., nonstarch polysaccharides [NSP], glucans, cellulose) that are components of plant fiber (e.g., wheat, barley) and are acted upon by hindgut microbes to yield volatile fatty acids (VFAs).

Detailed explanation-3: -The digestion process prepares food for absorption and use by the animal’s body. The main differences between ruminants and mo-nogastrics are monogastrics only have one compart-ment to their stomach, whereas ruminants have four compartments: rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abo-masum.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ruminant digestive system uniquely qualifies ruminant animals such as cattle to efficiently use high roughage feedstuffs, including forages.