Plant toxicity poses a significant challenge to ruminant health and the agricultural economy worldwide. A myriad of plant species contains compounds that can disrupt neurological, reproductive 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 ...

In contrast to ruminants, horses chew their food only once -- but with the same regular, rhythmic movements as cows, who ruminate their food after eating. Herbivores digest their food much better if ...

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 ...

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When ruminants digest, they exhale methane. Their contribution to this global greenhouse gas is considerable. So far the assumption had been that camels with similar digestion produce the same amount ...