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 ...

The rumen, a complex fermentation chamber within the digestive system of ruminant animals, serves as a symbiotic habitat for ...

An Auckland start-up has raised $17 million, at a $132m valuation, for its “pill” that reduces methane emissions from cows.

Scientists have shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions. The researchers showed that the genetics of an individual cow strongly influenced the make-up of the ...