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grass is rich in

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Grass is rich in a substance called cellulose which cannot be digested by us. Cows and some other cattle can digest and obtain energy from grass as their stomach contains a special type of symbiotic bacteria which can break down cellulose. Thus the stomach of cattle are designed in such a way that they can easily digest cellulose which we can’t.


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