A cow farting in a feedlot isn’t just a roadside view in the midwest: for climate scientists, it’s a cause of concern. After all, cow farts and belches release significant amounts of methane into the ...

We know that efficency of growth in the rumen varies dramatically, nearly two-fold. Microbes can use one-third of their ...

Central to the environmental damage caused by plastics is the length of time they take to break down, but researchers are starting to demonstrate how naturally occurring microbes could lend a helping ...

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Plastic is notoriously hard to break down, but a study by researchers in Austria has shown that bacteria from a cow’s rumen—one of the four compartments of its ...

July 2 (UPI) --Microbes found in a cow's stomach can break down plastics, according to new research. Researchers found the polymer-munching microbes in the rumen, one of four compartments comprising ...

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If cattle eat highly fermentable feeds and are unable to belch to get rid of the gas produced, the rumen becomes enlarged and puts pressure on the lungs. If an animal becomes severely bloated, gas ...