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**[[Stomach and Abomasum - Anatomy & Physiology|Foregut fermenters]] recieve nearly all of their energy in the form of VFAs, which have to be converted to glucose by gluconeogenesis in the liver to be able to be used by the brain.

**[[Stomach and Abomasum - Anatomy & Physiology|Foregut fermenters]] recieve nearly all of their energy in the form of VFAs, which have to be converted to glucose by gluconeogenesis in the liver to be able to be used by the brain.

'''Disadvantages:'''     

'''Disadvantages:'''     

*Microbes in the foregut can convert non-proteinaceous sources of nitrogen, like ammonia and urea to all of the amino acids. Microbial protein is available to the ruminant when the microbes die and pass down into the abomasum and small intestine. Therfore ruminants can survive on a poor quality source of of nitrogen.

*Microbes in the foregut can convert non-proteinaceous sources of nitrogen, like ammonia and urea to all of the amino acids. Microbial protein is available to the ruminant when the microbes die and pass down into the abomasum and small intestine. Therefore ruminants can survive on a poor quality source of of nitrogen.

**Microbial protein is not available to hindgut fermenters because when the microbes in the large intestine die, they get excreted as there is no futher opportunity for their digestion.  

**Microbial protein is not available to hindgut fermenters because when the microbes in the large intestine die, they get excreted as there is no futher opportunity for their digestion.  

*Microbes in the foregut synthesise vitamins and all nutritionally essential amino acids, which are also available to the animal further on in the digestive tract.

*Microbes in the foregut synthesise vitamins and all nutritionally essential amino acids, which are also available to the animal further on in the digestive tract.