Learn more about the role of the rumen and lower gut microorganisms and their impact on the host’s performance, nutrition, and health. The ruminant is a fascinating animal due to…
Rumen Microbes – Current Research Showcase
Rumen Microbes – Anaerobic Fungi
12 Days of Rumen Microbes
Rumen Microbes – What is a Rumen Microbiome?
Spotlight – Phil Myer Lab


Animal Science has four key areas of research, Animal Health and Well-Being, Genetics and Genomics, Nutrition Physiology and Reproductive Physiology. Today we are highlighting a lab in the Nutrition Physiology…
Rumen Microbes – Eubacterium ruminantium
Rumen Microbes – Neocallimastix frontalis (Version 2.0)
Rumen Microbes – Isotricha species
Rumen Microbes – A look back at 2020


In honor of a great year at rumenmicrobes.utk.edu and all the microbes featured, we’ve developed …