Enteric fermentation

Enteric fermentation is fermentation that takes place in the digestive systems of ruminant animals.It is one of the factors in increased methane emissions. Ruminant animals are those that have a rumen. A rumen is a special stomach found in cows, sheep, and water buffalo that enables them to eat tough plants and grains that monogastric animals, such as humans, dogs, and cats, cannot digest.
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Enteric fermentation

A digestive process by which carbohydrates are broken down by microorganisms into simple molecules for absorption into the bloodstream of an animal.

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