On a recent chilly Summit County evening, my wife and I sat down to a dinner of hot soup, salad and bread. It was a healthy dinner for omnivores like ourselves, but one that required agriculture and ...

Cows are notorious for chewing their cud, but did you know this is actually a key part of their digestive process? This chewing of cud, also called “ruminating,” is one feature of an interesting and ...

WITH very few exceptions, animals do not produce an alimentary cellulase; consequently cellulose, which may constitute a considerable proportion of the diet of herbivores under many environmental ...

International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology (4th : 1974 : Sydney, N.S.W.) ...

So today's atmospheric methane from ruminants is largely unchanged from that of 10 years ago - it's not a driver of climate change. Deforestation caused by the desire for new pasturage is certainly ...

Tropical seaweeds Sargassum binderi and Kappaphycus striatum show promise as ruminant feed additives to reduce methane emissions and enhance productivity. The study highlights the nutritional and ...