Transportation is a necessary part of ruminant livestock production, with most animals being transported at least once in their lifetime, if not more frequently. Livestock are transported for a variety of reasons, including growing and finishing,…

One of the oldest human-managed uses of the physical world is animal husbandry. This has always been a fascinating, complex combination of scientific understanding of natural resources and animals and the contextual application of that knowledge, which…

Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), notably CO2 from fossil fuel combustion, are increasingly altering the radiative balance of Earth’s atmosphere, leading to dangerous shifts in global climate (Ripple et al., 2024). In response to this human-inflicted…