BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Researchers are using new genetic tools to better understand the relationship between ruminant's gut micro-organisms and their hosts. "Many rumen organisms don't grow well in ...

image: Robert Hungate, the microbiologist who invented the widely-used method of cultivating strictly anaerobic bacteria that now bears his name. This image complements a news release regarding a ...

QUIN 1, in his study of the rumen micro-organisms occurring in sheep fed exclusively on lucerne hay, noted the appearance of large numbers of ovoid, clear cellular organisms with an average size of 8 ...

The world's livestock sector is amidst a massive transformation, fuelled by high demand for meat and milk, which is likely to double over the next two decades in developing countries. The major ...