Is a Goat a Hindgut Fermenter?

The horse is a hindgut fermenter, meaning that the large intestine is the site of fermentation of ingested fiber. This is in contrast to ruminants, such as cattle, goats, and sheep, that are foregut fermenters with a rumen and multicompartment stomach.

What animal is a hindgut fermenter?

The odd-toed ungulates (comprising the order Perissodactyla), the horses, tapirs and rhinoceroses, are hindgut fermenters, as are elephants.

Do goats have foregut fermentation?

Camelids are modified ruminants or “pseudoruminants.” Like ruminants, they use foregut fermentation to break down cellulose in fibrous plant species. But in contrast to ruminants, their forestomaches are made up of three compartments rather than the true ruminants' (sheep, goats, cattle, deer) four.