The rumen microbiome plays a fundamental role in all ruminant species, it is involved in
health, nutrient utilization, detoxification, and methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse …

Methanogenic archaea reside primarily in the rumen and the lower segments of the
intestines of ruminants, where they utilize the reducing equivalents derived from rumen …

Increasing consumer concern in greenhouse-gas (GHG) contributions from cattle is pushing
the livestock industry to continue to improve their sustainability goals. As populations …

Due to their high energy requirements, high-yielding dairy cows receive high-grain diets.
This commonly jeopardises their gastrointestinal health by causing subacute ruminal …

Agriculture is responsible for a great share of the anthropogenic sources of greenhouse
gases that, by warming the earth, threaten its biodiversity. Among greenhouse gas …

The objective of this study was to see how dietary supplementation with essential oils (EOs)
affected rumen fermentation, blood metabolites, growth performance and meat quality of …

There is increasing pressure to identify natural feed additives to mitigate methane emissions
from livestock systems. Our objective was to investigate the effects of essential oils (EO) …

With the increase of public concern over the routine use of antibiotics in livestock, the
addition of plant extracts and essential oils (EOs) became a natural alternative in the diets …

This review provides an update of ecologically relevant phytochemicals for ruminant
production, focusing on their contribution to advancing nutrition. Phytochemicals embody a …

Additives used to improve feed efficiency of beef cattle on high-grain diets requires products
that not only increase animal performance but also provide food safety for consumers. Since …