English

Adjective

ruminal ‎(not comparable)

1. of, relating to, or situated inside the rumen
   • 1998 September 11, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez et al., “Grain Feeding and the Dissemination of Acid-Resistant Escherichia coli from Cattle”, in Science, volume 281, number 5383, DOI:10.1126/science.281.5383.1666, pages 1666-1668:

     Mature, nonlactating Holstein cows were surgically modified so that ruminal contents could be removed directly from the rumen (IACUC protocol 95-1-97).

   • 2001 June 29, T. G. Lilburn et al., “Nitrogen Fixation by Symbiotic and Free-Living Spirochetes”, in Science, volume 292, number 5526, DOI:10.1126/science.1060281, pages 2495-2498:

     Homologs of nifH were also present in human oral and bovine ruminal treponemes.