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 ...

What they want students to learn with the lab is how a rumen works compared to a simple stomach, such as in a human, and why a ruminant needs its complex digestive system to break down the cellular ...

Dear Dr. Bob: Please describe the cow's digestive system. -- B.M., St. Augustine. Response: The bovine digestive system, also known as the gastrointestinal tract, is amazing. Along with camels, deer, ...

On a recent chilly Summit County evening, my wife and I sat down to a dinner of hot soup, salad and bread. It was a healthy dinner for omnivores like ourselves, but one that required agriculture and ...

At first glance, cow digestion seems unremarkable: a bit of grass, chewing cud–done. But behind this seemingly simple process ...