With high calf prices, now might be the time to consider investing in your nutrition program to maximize reproductive ...

Eating grass–sounds simple, right? But behind this everyday process lies a highly specialized system in many hoofed animals ...

The complex microbiome of the rumen functions as an effective system for the conversion of plant cell wall biomass to microbial protein, short chain fatty acids, and gases. As such, it provides a ...

At first glance, cow digestion seems unremarkable: a bit of grass, chewing cud–done. But behind this seemingly simple process ...

The world's livestock sector is amidst a massive transformation, fuelled by high demand for meat and milk, which is likely to double over the next two decades in developing countries. The major ...

image: Robert Hungate, the microbiologist who invented the widely-used method of cultivating strictly anaerobic bacteria that now bears his name. This image complements a news release regarding a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Measurements of rumen liquid volume by Co dilution or by evacuation of rumen contents were compared and the effect of evacuation on subsequent ...