Ruminant farming is an important component of the human food chain. Ruminants can use
offtake from land unsuitable for cereal crop cultivation via interaction with the diverse …

Global agriculture will be challenged by future population growth in the developing nations
in Africa and Asia, concurrent with regional changes in climate that will adversely affect local …

Ruminants produce greenhouse gases (GHG) in a number of ways. Enteric fermentation
gives rise to methane (CH4), nitrogen excreted especially by grazing ruminants promotes …

Simple Summary The continuous intensification of ruminant production drives towards the
expansion of feed components and additives that are utilizes for the coverage of animal's …

Knowledge of quantitative digestion and metabolism in ruminants was developed most
rapidly when isotope dilution techniques became easy to apply, facilitated by improved …

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 …

Improved sources of home-grown protein are required to substitute for animal proteins and
soyabean meal in ruminant feeds. The present dominance of grassland feeds for protein …

Feed-efficient ruminant production is a key topic in the further development of ruminant
husbandry all over the world. Ruminants contribute substantially to human nutrition by …

Methane production in ruminants has received global attention in relation to its contribution
to the greenhouse gas effect and global warming. In the last two decades, research …

Cattle and other ruminants are markedly different from monogastric animals, such as man, in
that they have an additional organ, the rumen, at the beginning of the gastrointestinal tract …