Watching an animal eat and subsequently grow right before your eyes is one of the most fascinating things in life. Many of our livestock breeds including cattle sheep and goats digest their feed ...

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 ...

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 ...

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped ...

To cut down on gassy emissions from livestock, scientists propose feeding them bugs found in the belly of a small marsupial. New carbohydrate-digesting bacteria isolated from the intestines of the ...

A detailed study of the genomes of 44 species of ruminants gives new insight into the evolution and success of these mammals. A team of researchers has carried out a detailed study of the genomes of ...