Are all livestock ruminants?

Cattle, sheep, goats, and more exotic livestock like bison and elk are all ruminants. Llamas, alpacas and camels are “"pseudo-ruminants” because the only have three stomach chambers, not four like true ruminants do. read more

Ruminant, any mammal of the suborder Ruminantia (order Artiodactyla), which includes the pronghorns, giraffes, okapis, deer, chevrotains, cattle, antelopes, sheep, and goats. Most ruminants have four-chambered stomachs and a two-toed foot. The upper incisors are reduced or sometimes absent. read more

Ruminant animals are characterized by their method of digesting food in two phases. Like all animals, they start their digestion after eating food. However, before the digestive process is complete ruminant animals regurgitate their food to chew it again and add saliva. There are four large groups of ruminants. read more