Nonruminants cannot extract much energy from the hard parts of a plant; however, this is more than made up for by the fast speed at which food passes through their guts.

非反刍动物并不能从植物的坚硬部分汲取太多能量；但是它们的肠胃能够快速地消化并且处理食物，从而大大地弥补了这方面的不足。