These ruminant mammals sit alongside deer and antelope, a group characterized by a love of chewing the cud (if you’ve ever ...

K-State Beef Cattle Institute nutritionist Phillip Lancaster shares the pros and cons of feeding cracked corn to steers and ...

Graceful yet stealthy, majestic yet pacy! Deer and antelopes have featured across various wild vistas for millions of years, ...

The rumen (on the left side of the animal) is the largest stomach compartment and consists ... Rumination Cows may spend 35 to 40 percent of each day ruminating (cud chewing). The amount of time spent ...

Kramer returned home and quickly told her husband Mike, who is experienced in animal husbandry ... he came running down the ...

Ten years ago, Brent Moyer would never have imagined he’d be tracking the minutes a cow spends chewing her cud and using that data to make key ... Because rumination activity drops before an animal ...

“There is a difference in the digestibility of whole corn versus cracked corn,” he said. “Because the steer ration will have ...

There’s something inherently captivating about watching animals enjoy their food. Thus, as the marmot takes its time, chewing each bite of the mandarin with evident pleasure. The rhythmic munching and ...

Healthy cows chew their cud as part of the rumination process that maintains rumen ... create more consistent and effective feeding programs, ultimately improving both animal welfare and profitability ...

A puppy was lauded for saving his 'owner's life' after chewing his toe to the bone while he was sleeping. Dog owners will know their pets will chew anything they can get their paws on, which can be a ...