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 ...

Humans, pigs and dogs have a non-ruminant digestive system in which enzymes break down carbohydrates, proteins and fats in the foregut with very little fiber digestion in the hindgut. As most of us ...

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 ...