y do cows have 4 stomachs?

Answer 1

Cattle are ruminants, meaning that they have a digestive system that allows them to utilize otherwise undigestible foods by repeatedly regurgitating and rechewing them as "cud." The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen. These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs) that cattle use as their primary metabolic fuel. The microbes that live inside of the rumen are also able to synthesize amino acids from non-protein nitrogenous sources such as urea and ammonia. These features allow cattle to thrive on grasses and other vegetation.

A ruminant is any hooved animal that digests its food in two steps, first by eating the raw material and regurgitating a semi-digested form known as cud, then eating the cud, a process called ruminating. Ruminants include cattle, goats, sheep, camels, llamas, giraffes, bison, buffalo, deer, wildebeast, and antelope. The suborder Ruminantia includes all those except the camels and llamas, which are Tylopoda. Ruminants also share another anatomical feature in that they all have an even number of toes.

Ruminants have a stomach with four chambers, which are the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. In the first two chambers, the rumen and the reticulum, the food is mixed with saliva and separates into layers of solid and liquid material. Solids clump together to form the cud (or bolus). The cud is then regurgitated, chewed slowly to completely mix it with saliva, which further breaks down fibres. Fibre, especially cellulose, is broken down into glucose in these chambers by symbiotic bacteria and protozoa. The broken-down fibre, which is now in the liquid part of the contents, then passes through the rumen into the next stomach chamber, the omasum, where water is removed. After this the digesting food is moved to the last chamber, the abomasum. The food in the abomasum is digested much like it would be in the human stomach. It is finally sent to the small intestine, where the absorption of the nutrients occurs.

Almost all the glucose produced by the breaking down of cellulose is used

Answer 2

Because cows usually eat grass. They need four stomachs in order to digest the grass. They have special processes in breaking down the carbohydrate chains.

Answer 3

Each section have different function. Cow relie heavily on microorganism for the digestion of food. A normal stomach does not have an appropriate enviroment for bacteria.

Answer 4

Because...... wait, can i trust you? This is a very VERY secret, secret!!! You must guard it with your life!
OK then, here goes........... well, cows are rumoured to have 4 stomachs because (now here's the secret part) THEY ARE PLANNING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!!!!
It's astonishing isn't it? Well, you see, they are going to eat all the grass. Without the grass all humans will spontaneously combust! And that will be the end of us, really! KAPUT!!!
Now, i belong to MI8213 (i know, not as catchy as MI5) and i am on a special mission to stop them eating it all.......................... will you join me? To be honest, if you don't join me i will have to shoot you because you know too much.
So...... Friday, 8:00, outside my place? Good.

Answer 5

Cattle have one stomach, with four compartments. They are the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum, the rumen being the largest compartment. Cattle sometimes consume metal objects which are deposited in the reticulum, the smallest compartment, and this is where hardware disease occurs. The reticulum is known as the "Honeycomb." The omasum's main function is to absorb water and nutrients from the digestible feed. The omasum is known as the "Many Plies." The abomasum is most like the human stomach; this is why it is known as the "True Stomach."

Answer 6

They eat 4 times as much?
They need four stomachs to metabolize grass?
God made them that way?
Evolution?

Those all seem like reasonable answers.

Answer 7

Because the cellulose in grass is difficult to digest fully.

Answer 8

It is very hard to digest grass so it goes via all their stomachs.

Answer 9

Four

Answer 10

yes