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 ...

Proceedings of the University of Nottingham Seventh Easter School in Agricultural Science, 1960. Edited By DR. D. Lewis. Pp. ix + 297. (London: Butterworth and Co ...

Although we are just now beginning the winter season, small ruminant owners should still be regularly checking their animals ...

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 ...