WAEC Animal Husbandry 2020 Question 31

Question 31

Digestive System of Farm Animals

The diagram below illustrates the digestive system of a pseudo-ruminant.
Cellulose digestion by micro-organisms takes place in the part labelled

Diagram for this question
  1. A.I only.
  2. B.II only.
  3. C.III only.
  4. D.IV only.
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Answer: C (III only.)

Explanation

III is the large, sacculated caecum, where microbes digest cellulose in a pseudo-ruminant such as the rabbit.