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Calf rumen development – the key ingredients!

When a calf is born, it’s stomach (the abomasum) is 2–4 litres in size. It secretes enzymes that digest milk, providing the calf with energy and protein for growth. However, over time, we need to turn a calf’s stomach into a cow’s stomach: a 150–200 litre...

Something to ruminate on…

What do all these feed stuffs have in common? They can all be digested by rumen microbes and turned into milk! If you could sum up a cow in five words, it would be “a fermentation vat on legs”. That is, their rumen is a large, heated vat that stirs together...