Scientists have found that foliage from a tree species in Africa appears to suppress the protozoa which inhabit the rumen, animals' first stomach, which receives food or cud.
He had, essentially, collected the food in the basket of his first stomach, then found a quiet place to grind it up into a usable form, like grain on a metate.
But last week, just 20 minutes after another 'toaster tea', the first stomach gurgle echoed through the windowless building site and I knew we'd have to take action to find Beloved somewhere warm to lie down and weep.