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eating cereals is eating the seed, not the grass ruminants are able to digest cellulose, it's basically what they have extra stomachs for, so they can have dif
by jazzyjackson 4y ago
eating cereals is eating the seed, not the grass
ruminants are able to digest cellulose, it's basically what they have extra stomachs for, so they can have different chemistries that are livable for the cellulose digesting bacteria
- Retric 4y agoIt’s a meaningless distinction. Ruminants aren’t eating the full plant either, the roots stay in place. And of course it’s a moot discussion. Directly eating the seeds is vastly more efficient than cattle eating both especially when their primarily eating seeds in the US.