It’s widely known that cattle burps are a major contributor to global warming. The main culprit is methane, a greenhouse gas by-product of the fermentation processes in a bovine’s rumen ...

Scientists are pioneering a revolutionary approach to combat climate change: genetically engineering cow gut microbes to ...

The cow’s amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost. As grass ferments in the rumen — one of four compartments in th ...

Understanding and supporting rumen microbial communities can be the key to hitting peak yield, optimising milk price, and making the most of every bite of feed.

Gustaff is not amoosed. Most people think that cows have four stomachs, but in fact they have just one – with four separate chambers: the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. The complex ...

The feeding of dairy cows at grass has a huge bearing on subsequent herd fertility, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.

IN May 1962, samples of strained rumen contents obtained from 25 camels ... British breeds of cattle are normally grazed in the area; but their numbers had been greatly reduced during the drought ...