Composition of Rumen Bacterial Community in Dairy Cows With Different Levels of Somatic Cell Counts

Composition of Rumen Bacterial Community in Dairy Cows With Different Levels of Somatic Cell Counts

By Yifan Zhong, Mingyuan Xue, Jianxin Liu

Published on 24/12/2018

This research suggests that specific rumen microbes are altered in cows with high SCCs. Cows with high SCCs showed lowered milk and component yield and rumen volatile fatty acids concentration — but these cows also had higher rumen bacterial diversity compared to low SCC cows.

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