A Refreshed View of the Rumen Microbiome of Beef Cattle in Light of Next-Generation DNA Sequencing by Lourenco JM in Archives of Animal & Poultry Sciences Open Access journals | Juniper Publishers The rumen of cattle is densely populated by a myriad of diverse microorganisms. The bacterial proportion of this consortium has been elucidated regarding its ability to break down and metabolize complex compounds (particularly polysaccharides) which would otherwise be undigestible to the mammalian host. https://juniperpublishers.com/aaps/pdf/AAPS.MS.ID.555554.pdf For more details open access journals please click on: Juniper Publishers For more details please click on: Archives of Animal & Poultry Sciences