Research Progress of Rumen Fermentation, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 1
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Interests: animal health; veterinary parasitology; biochemistry; clinical pathology; additives and animal supplementation
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Dear Colleagues,
Ruminant nutrition presents a constant challenge due to several factors, including climate change, which has interfered with the production of high-quality feed, and the large fluctuations in the price of raw materials used in ruminant feed, which have led nutritionists to seek additives and co-products to reduce costs and maintain productivity. Unlike non-ruminants, which have well-established diets, ruminants generally consume a wide variety of feeds, mainly related to the availability of the region or country. The main factor responsible for this adaptive response to food is the rumen, a fermentation chamber that, through the action of microorganisms, sequences the digestion process of ruminants. Much research has currently explored animal nutrition as a means to mitigate methane emissions, with emphasis on additives that can modulate the microbiota, reducing, for example, the population of methanogenic bacteria. Understanding the potential of ruminal fermentation of additives, cereals, forages, and co-products is necessary and will be the focus of this Special Edition.
The following topics are welcome in this Special Issue, but are not limited to:
- Effects of feeding and feed on the ruminal environment;
- Impacts of co-products on ruminal fermentation;
- Metabolic disorders;
- Ruminal metabolomics;
- Fermentation and greenhouse gas emissions;
- Modulation of volatile fatty acid profiles in ruminant feed;
- Effects of ruminal fermentation on productive and feed efficiency;
- Additives and their effects on ruminal fermentation.
Prof. Dr. Aleksandro S. Da Silva
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ruminant nutrition
- feed
- animal nutrition
- ruminal fermentation
- microbiota
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