Mature sheep fitted with rumen and abomasal cannulae were used to measure the quantity of α-linked glucose polymer ('starch') reaching the abomasum when fed whole barley (1B) or whole maize (1M) diets ...

In view of the recent interest in studying the nutrition of wild ruminants in their natural habitats, methods are discussed which by application to killed animals in the field can provide information ...

International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology (4th : 1974 : Sydney, N.S.W.) ...

David Combs explains the importance of the digestibility of foraged plants for cattle. David Combs, Professor, Department of Dairy Science, UW-Madison, explains the importance of the fiber ...

Molecular spectroscopy is an important tool in the field of animal nutrition and feed science, as it allows researchers to analyze the molecular structures of feed components and their nutritional ...

When they graze, goats, sheep and cows often ingest bits of earth that can be damaging to their teeth. Researchers have now shown how the animals protect themselves against dental abrasion: their ...

WITH very few exceptions, animals do not produce an alimentary cellulase; consequently cellulose, which may constitute a considerable proportion of the diet of herbivores under many environmental ...

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 ...

Ruminants like cows have developed an unusual way of digesting their food: they ingest plants, give them a rough chewing and then swallow the half-chewed mash before regurgitating it repeatedly and ...