A recent study at the University of Minnesota is among the first to use a non-invasive research method to investigate cow digestion and improve animal health. The study, which began late last month, ...

Plastic is notoriously hard to break down, but a study by researchers in Austria has shown that bacteria from a cow’s rumen—one of the four compartments of its ...

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ...

Bovines, such as cows and buffalo, are facing a serious issue with plastic in India, which is an indicator of an ongoing worldwide problem for other animals and people. Veterinarians and other ...

Central to the environmental damage caused by plastics is the length of time they take to break down, but researchers are starting to demonstrate how naturally occurring microbes could lend a helping ...

A particularly impressive red alga has already shown great promise in dramatically reducing the alarming levels of methane gas produced by a cow's enteric digestive system. Now, a team of scientists ...

Flatulence is one of those universal bodily functions that doesn’t get a lot of attention—except when it’s impossible to ignore. In the animal kingdom, some species are gas-producing machines, while ...