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based feeds by breaking down the carbohydrate materials through microbial
actions. However, digestion in the lower gut of the stomach of the ruminant is
enzymatic, just like it is for non-ruminants. Likewise, animals with relatively
large caecum (pseudo ruminants) such as horses, donkeys, rabbits an guinea pigs
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are able to feed and utilise both fibrous and concentrate feeds. On the other hand,
non-ruminants, which include pigs, and chickens (animals with simple stomachs),
can utilise cereal-based feeds through enzymatic digestion.
Types of livestock feeds
Livestock feeds can be broadly classified into two major groups: roughages and
concentrates. The categories of these feeds are summarised in Figure 6.3
Animals Feedstuffs
Roughages Concentrates
Natural and Crop
planted forages recidues Energy-rich Energy-rich Protein-rich
Mainly from Mainly from
cereal grain animals, oil seeds
by products and pulses
Mainly from shell,
animal skeletons, soil and
pharmaceutical industries
Figure 6.3: Categories of animal feedstuffs
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