By Yo-Han Kim, Rie Nagata, Natsuki Ohtani, Toshihiro Ichijo, Kentaro Ikuta, and Shigeru Sato
This study demonstrated that feeding dietary forage alleviates subacute ruminal acidosis due to diurnal changes in ruminal pH.
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By S. L. Gelsinger, W. K. Coblentz, G. I. Zanton, R. K. Ogden, and M. S. Akins
This study looks at the impact of different presentations of starter feed (pellet or texturized) on the evolution of total tract and rumen digestibility of DM, NDF, starch, and nitrogen. One key finding is the total tract nutrient disappearance decreases over time (especially with dry matter).
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By Yanfen Cheng, Ying Wang, Yuanfei Li, Yipeng Zhang, Tianyi Liu, Yu Wang, Thomas J. Sharpton, Weiyun Zhu
This study evaluates the degradation pattern of rice straw by ruminal bacteria and identifies the bacteria that colonize rice straw during its digestion in the cow rumen.
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By Sophie Comtet-Marre, Frédérique Chaucheyras-Durand, Ourdia Bouzid, Pascale Mosoni, Ali R. Bayat, Pierre Peyret and Evelyne Forano
French scientists recently developed an innovative functional DNA microarray called FibroChip, which targets 392 genes involved in monitoring ruminal cellulose and hemi-cellulose degradation.
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By N. Brogna, A. Palmonari, G. Canestrari, L. Mammi, A. Dal Prà and A. Formigoni
The quick evaluation of feed through near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIR) are becoming more and more common on farms across the globe.
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By C.L.Rosser, A.D.Beattie, H.C.Block, J.J.McKinnon, H.A.Lardner, P.Górka, G.B.Penner
Beef producers can reduce the costs associated with winter feeding by approximately 50%
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By M. Krämer-Schmid, P. Lund, M.R. Weisbjerg
A + 0.01 increase in the coefficient of maize silage NDF digestibility improved daily milk yield...
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