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Alterations in the Rumen liquid, Particle and Epithelium associated microbiota of dairy cows during the transtion from a silage and concentrate based ration to pasture in spring
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Effects of ruminal pH on gene expression in the rumen epithelium, peripheral blood 4 mononuclear cell subpopulations, and blood metabolites from Holstein calves during 5 weaning transition
In this 2019 paper published in The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, the authors found feeding the only starter to calves decreases rumen pH at weaning with upregulation of the receptor TLR4. Feeding only starter lowered cholesterol synthesis in the rumen epithelium whereas starter and forage combined resulted in higher energy status.
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New research on non-lactating cattle fed high concentrate diets
Evidence of in vivo absorption of lactate and modulation of short chain fatty acid absorption from the reticulorumen of non-lactating cattle fed high concentrate diet
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