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Is it possible for cows to throw up?
I don't mean the cud thing, actual vomiting. Any websites with pictures would be great. Just an odd question, nothing creepy or wierd! Thanks
Ok, thanks, but why can't they?
2 Answers
- GiantlaLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Nope, a cow can't vomit because it has four stomachs.
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Okay...what about this:
1. Cows have a powerful barrier between the stomach and the esophagus.
2. They don't have the esophageal muscle strength to overcome and open this barrier by force, which is necessary for vomiting.
3. Vomiting requires that the two muscles of the diaphragm contract independently, but cows give no evidence of being able to dissociate the activity of these two muscles.
4. Cows don't have the complex neural connections within the brain stem and between brain stem and viscera that coordinate the many muscles involved in vomiting.
