Greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant meat production are significant. Reductions in global ruminant numbers could make a substantial contribution to climate change mitigation goals and yield ...

Developmental programming has gained considerable attention in animal sciences because early conditions can shape how ...

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 ...

A lamb and ewe at the UC Davis Sheep Barn. Ruminants such as sheep, goats, cattle and deer are among the most successful and widespread groups of mammals. A new study of genomes of 44 wild and ...

Olayinka Miriam Tawose, has drawn national attention to what she describes as Nigeria’s most undervalued economic resource – ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Eat meat. That's the dietary advice given by a team of scientists who examined the dietary role of fat in a study that combined nutritional analysis with anthropologic research ...

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 ...

GOATS were introduced to Jamaica by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 16th century and were referenced in biblical literature in Hebrews and Leviticus as good for meat, milk, leather and for sacrifice ...

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), one of the most economically important animal diseases in areas that rely on small ruminants, causes dramatic losses to local economies every year. In addition to ...