alleryStart learning →What lets a cow get nutrients from the cellulose in grass?
ABile from its liver
BStrong gut muscles
CMicrobes in its rumen
DStomach acid alone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Microbes in its rumen
Microbes in the rumen ferment cellulose, so the cow can use nutrients from fibre.
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