Ruminants are producers of high-quality products, such as meat and milk. The consumption of these products is increasing worldwide as emerging countries are experiencing an expansion in average income ...

Liver abscesses are a leading cause of beef defects and economic losses in the Canadian beef industry. On average, 12 to 32 per cent of cattle develop liver abscesses, which account for over $60 ...

The term "stress" is often regarded in the negative context, such as causing damaging effects on animal health and welfare. However, the underlying neuroendocrinological mechanisms of stress responses ...

It is a painful condition caused by eating too much highly digestible starch or sugar and can also decrease performance EDMONTON — Ruminal acidosis can be a painful condition for cattle and could lead ...

Although diet-related disorders have received much attention in the zoo literature, evidence-based results on relationships between diet and disease are still rare, often due to a lack of quantitative ...

Energy-rich diets can challenge metabolic and protective functions of the rumen epithelial cells, but the underlying factors are unclear. This study sought to evaluate proteomic changes of the rumen ...

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- State wildlife biologists are mystified over the deaths of at least a dozen seemingly healthy black-tailed deer in back yards in Ashland. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

ASHLAND -- State wildlife biologists are mystified over the deaths of at least a dozen seemingly healthy black-tailed deer in back yards in Ashland. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist ...