WAEC Animal Husbandry 2020 Question 6

Question 6

Digestive System of Farm Animals

The process by which an animal re-ingests its soft faeces to recover unused nutrients is called

  1. A.coprophagy.
  2. B.digestion.
  3. C.regurgitation.
  4. D.rumination.
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Answer: A (coprophagy.)

Explanation

Coprophagy, seen in rabbits, is eating the soft night faeces to re-digest them.