Classification of Farm Animals Based on Feeding Pattern / Mode of Feeding
Based on the type of food they eat; animals can be grouped into three;
- Herbivores
- Carnivores
- Omnivores
Herbivores
These are farm animals which feed on vegetative matter such as grasses, chaff, yam, and cassava peelings as well as forages. They are all ruminants. Their teeth are specially arranged and adapted to feed mainly on plant materials. Examples are snail, cow, sheep, goat, horse, camel, elephant, donkey, rabbit etc.
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