Question: what are the possible advantages and disadvantages of foregut and hindgut fermentation?
Answer: Hindgut fermenters have an enlarged hindgut as opposed to foregut, as the ruminants do, for microbial fermentation to take place. Hindgut fermentation provides advantages and disadvantages. Advantages: Soluble carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are available to the animal before they are available to the microbes.