The chevrotain is a strange mashup with a rodent’s pointy snout, tiny pig-like hooves, and fangs like a saber-toothed tiger.

Ruminant: A mammal that ferments plant-based ... Particle Sorting: The process by which the digestive system separates ingested material into different sizes to optimise the efficiency of ...

Four in five dairy farmers have experienced cryptosporidiosis in their herds, with significant financial and welfare implications, according to ...

TRANSITION Year students at Tullamore College have recently completed the “Intro to Ag” programme, a dynamic initiative that ...

It is barely visible, and needs no irrigation or fertilisers: lying off the coast of Australia is a vast seaweed crop ...

Cows produce more than 200 pounds of methane a day through their ruminant digestive process ... of whether the cow is in heat. A chute system that reads the microchip allows the dairy operator ...

In the grand tapestry of Earth’s ecosystems, it’s often the smallest beings that wield the most significant influence. From ...

The UCD calf-research facility located at Lyons Farm, Co. Kildare has the capacity to rear 180 dairy calves from birth to ...

A handful of bird species are known to consume plant matter, but only one is a true herbivore: the hoatzin. It's a ...

After devouring massive prey, a python’s body transforms to digest bones and fur. Find out how this powerful system works.

A prehistoric digestive time capsule has been unearthed in Australia: plant fossils found inside a sauropod dinosaur offer ...