NDA2021General AbilityGeneral ScienceActual
What is the total number of chambers in the stomach of domestic animals like cattle, buffalo, goat and sheep?
Options
- AFour
- BTwo
- COne
- DThree
Correct answer
A. Four
Step-by-step solution
Ruminant animals like cattle, sheep, goats, etc. have a four-compartment stomach that is: the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. Their stomach occupies threefourth of the abdominal cavity. As these animals' food contain a lot of cellulose thus, they have cellulose enzymes that are absent in mammals. Ruminants are herbivores in nature which make diets rich in cellulose thus, they produce cellulase enzymes within their stomach with the help of bacteria.