Since the first observation of the 4 chambers and subsequent identification of its microbial
population, the rumen has been investigated for its role in nutrient digestion and to …

The essential role of ruminal microflora in ruminant nutrition provides the potential for
improvement in animal production via altering the numbers or activities of specific classes of …

This article describes the microbial ecology of the rumen, not from a taxonomic or
morphologic view, but from the position as an intermediary between the food supply and the …

The rumen harbors diverse microorganisms including bacteria, protozoa, fungi, archaea,
and viruses. They play a key role in the breakdown and utilization of feedstuff carbohydrate …

The rumen contains a great diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms that
allow the ruminant to utilize ligno-cellulose material and to convert non-protein nitrogen into …

The microbes inhabiting the rumen convert low-quality, fibrous, plant material into useable
energy for the host ruminant. Consisting of bacteria, protozoa, fungi, archaea, and viruses …

The rumen is an integrated dynamic microbial ecosystem composed of enormous
populations of bacteria, protozoa, fungi, archaea, and bacteriophages. These microbes …

As a result of various human activities, such as increase in human population, decrease in
arable land due to soil degradation, urbanization, industrialization and associated increase …

The gastrointestinal epithelium of the dairy cow and calf faces the challenge of protecting the
host from the contents of the luminal milieu while controlling the absorption and metabolism …

Hungate's seminal book on “The Rumen and Its Microbes” was paramount not only in
detailing the progress in the field during the 25 years before 1966, but also because it …