Eating grass–sounds simple, right? But behind this everyday process lies a highly specialized system in many hoofed animals that is unique. Who would have thought that a cow or a deer needs four ...

When they graze, goats, sheep and cows often ingest bits of earth that can be damaging to their teeth. Researchers have now shown how the animals protect themselves against dental abrasion: their ...

IN ruminant animals fed exclusively on roughages there is a close positive association between voluntary food intake and the digestibility of the diet. It has been suggested that this association ...

Cattle, and all mammals, produce methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, which are all greenhouse gases. Cattle and other grass-chewing animals with hooves and multichambered stomachs — called ...

STEPHENVILLE -- The Forage and Ruminant Nutrition Lab at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Stephenville explores ways to improve ruminant diets and mitigate negative ...

Imagine the Great Plains 200 years ago. You had an environment with many animal species utilizing the same prairie and yet not overgrazing it. If you take a look at each animal species that existed, ...