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With improved breeding and cultivation, ruminant animals can yield food that is better for people and the planet, say Mark C. Eisler, Michael R. F. Lee and colleagues.

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  1. Mark C. Eisler is professor of global farm animal health at the School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, UK. He is also at the Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, UK.,

    Mark C. Eisler

  2. UK; and at the Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems Department, Michael R. F. Lee is reader in sustainable livestock systems at the School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, UK. He is also at the Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK.,

    Michael R. F. Lee

  3. the Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems Department, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK.,

    Michael R. F. Lee

  4. John F. Tarlton is senior research fellow in matrix biology at the School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, UK. He is also at the Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, UK.,

    John F. Tarlton

  5. Graeme B. Martin is professor of animal science, UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,

    Graeme B. Martin

  6. John Beddington is at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, UK.,

    John Beddington

  7. Tom Misselbrook and Phil Murray are at the Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems Department, Jennifer A. J. Dungait, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK.,

    Jennifer A. J. Dungait, Tom Misselbrook & Phil Murray

  8. Henry Greathead and Helen Miller are at the Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, University of Leeds, UK.,

    Henry Greathead & Helen Miller

  9. Jianxin Liu is at the College of Animal Sciences at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,

    Jianxin Liu

  10. Stephen Mathew and Valil K. Vinod are at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University, Pookode, India.,

    Stephen Mathew & Valil K. Vinod

  11. Robert Van Saun is at the College of Agriculture, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.,

    Robert Van Saun

  12. Michael Winter is at the Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter, UK.,

    Michael Winter

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Eisler, M., Lee, M., Tarlton, J. et al. Agriculture: Steps to sustainable livestock. Nature 507, 32–34 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/507032a

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