The cow has a very unusual digestive system.
They chew their feed up to 60.000 times per day.
They chew and chew and rechew.
That is why they are so healthy and strong.
Their stomachs have 4 compartments.
The food passes through about 3 feet of esophagus and enters into a large vat that can hold 5 gallons.
There the feed is digested with the help of 500.000 billion bacteria and 50 billion protozea living there.
These beneficial organisms help the cow to survive their sometimes highly undesirable situations. They function as a digest-aid and give the cow energy. Help to produce protein from nitrogen, and synthesize B vitamins to help their brain, bowel and nervous system.
Us mere mortals have a much harder time with our digestion, especially when we eat meat as that can take as long as 3 days to pass through our system. It starts to rot and ferment and create bad smells and fumes. We may need help with digestive enzymes and probiotics if we want to be as healthy as that cow. Better still we must eat more plant food and chew better. We should think about the importance of good digestion for a long healthy life.
