As the world races to curb climate change, scientists are taking aim at cows, a surprisingly potent source of greenhouse gases. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien traveled from California to Mexico ...

The food security provided by cows and other domesticated ruminants cannot be replaced. The world’s hungriest people need the essential amino acids, fat, and other nutrients provided by cattle, and ...

A Florida cattle rancher that I work with at the Farm ... In developed countries, farmers with ruminant animals can also reduce their operation’s GHG footprint by shifting their animals ...

Ruminants (cows and sheep) in particular are very positive because they convert plant-based material that’s not edible for humans, such as grass, into high-value, high-nutritient protein.

The primary subjects of cattle and ruminant research are udder health as well as diseases associated with calves, the hoof and the digestive tract. The primary subjects of cattle and ruminant research ...

WUR is starting the Global Methane Genetics initiative, an international project to significantly reduce methane emissions from cows and sheep. The ...

The goal of the project, funded by The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture, is to investigate causes and risk factors of on-farm mortality of dairy cows. Results of the study will provide tools to improve ...

With rising global temperatures due to climate change, heat stress in livestock is a growing concern. Ranier van Heerden, Evonik’s business manager for ruminant solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, shared ...