Why Do They Do That? Cud chewing, or rumination, is the process where ruminant animals like cows regurgitate partially digested food from their first stomach (rumen) to the mouth to chew it again, breaking down tough plant fibers more effectively. This re-chewing process is essential for digestion, as it further breaks down plant material into smaller particles and stimulates saliva, which acts as a natural buffer to keep the rumen from becoming too acidic. It is a vital part of extracting nutri

Cud chewing is a process a ruminant animal does (like cows) to buffer their feed with their saliva. They do this to ensure the rumen can digest the forages easier and they can eat more food!😁 This is a video of two cows chewing their cud. Within one cud chewing cycle a cow should chew the cud about 60-70 times. In a 24 hour period cows usually spend about 8 hours of their day chewing which means they chew cud about 30,000 times daily. 🤯 - #educating #dairycows #cudchewing #supercool #agricultu