The cow has four stomachs and undergoes a special digestive process to break down the tough and coarse food it eats. When the cow first eats, it chews the food just enough to swallow it. ... The cud then goes to the third and fourth stomachs, the omasum and abomasum, where it is fully digested.

Why do cows have 4 stomachs?

In reality, cattle have one stomach divided into four compartments — the key to grass eating. As grass journeys through the digestive system, each compartment plays its own, specific role, like a factory worker on an assembly line, to turn raw, fibrous plant matter into useable energy.

Do cows have 4 stomachs or 4 chambers?

Cows actually only have one stomach… but it has four different compartments to it, so you will hear them being described as having four stomachs. Each compartment is used for a different stage of their digestive process. ... At this stage, the grass goes into the first of their stomach compartments, the rumen.