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

Did you know Chewing Cud is partially digested food that ruminant animals, such as cows, bring back up from their stomach to their mouth to chew again. This process helps them break down tough plant fibers more thoroughly, which increases nutrient absorption | Our Farmacy

What is “cudd” Cud chewing is a process called rumination where ruminant animals, like cows, regurgitate partially digested food to chew it again, which helps break down tough plant fibers more effectively and extract nutrients. This re-chewing action stimulates saliva, which contains natural antacids that buffer the stomach and aids in the digestion of fibrous foods like grass. | Our Farmacy