We know that efficency of growth in the rumen varies dramatically, nearly two-fold. Microbes can use one-third of their ...

The production of methane by domestic ruminants is well recognised as an important component of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, contributing ∼17–25% of the global methane budget (Lassey, 2007; ...

In view of the recent interest in studying the nutrition of wild ruminants in their natural habitats, methods are discussed which by application to killed animals in the field can provide information ...

Plastic is notoriously hard to break down, but a study by researchers in Austria has shown that bacteria from a cow’s rumen—one of the four compartments of its ...