Cud population to live and function. Consumption by ruminants of an insufficiently fibrous diet leads to little cud formation and therefore lowered amounts of saliva production. This in turn is associated with rumen acidosis, where the rumen pH can fall to 5 or lower. Rumen acidosis is associated with a lowered appetite which leads to still lower rates of saliva secretion. Eventually, a collapse of the microbial ecosystem in the rumen will occur because of the low pH. Acute rumen acidosis can lead to death of the animal, and will occur if the animal is allowed to eat a diet with
Cud (band) percussion. The performance was subsequently released on CD in 2002 as the mail order only "Chateau de Carles". Cud reformed to support the release of a double album of their greatest hits entitled "Rich and Strange - The Anthology" which was released in August 2006 on Universal Records, alongside a brief UK tour to promote it. Dunphy was replaced by Felix Frey on guitar for the tour. The same line-up again reformed for a short tour early in 2008 to support the expanded re-releases of "Elvis Belt" (now a double album entitled "Elvis Belt/Elvis Handbag"), "Leggy Mambo" and "Showbiz". At