Cud is a portion of food that returns from the first stomach compartment to the mouth to be chewed for the second or subsequent time before passing on down the system. Rabbits don't chew the cud. They graze and process the grass and other herbage in much the same way as we digest our food.

Is rabbit clean or unclean?

The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you. ... You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. "`Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams, you may eat any that have fins and scales.

Which animals chew the cud?

Cud is produced during a digestive process called rumination. Cattle, deer, sheep, goats and antelope are some examples of animals that chew their cud. When cud-chewing animals eat their food, some of the food is stored in a special pouch within its stomach.