Sustainable meat production is important to providing safe and quality protein sources for
humans worldwide. Intensive artificial selection and high energy input into the diet of many …

Consumption of red meat contributes to the intake of many essential nutrients in the human
diet including protein, essential fatty acids, and several vitamins and trace minerals, with …

The gastrointestinal microbial consortium in dairy cattle is critical to determining the
energetic status of the dairy cow from birth through her final lactation. The ruminant's …

Targeting the gastrointestinal microbiome for improvement of feed efficiency and reduction
of production costs is a potential promising strategy. However little progress has been made …

Zanthoxylum bungeanum essential oil (EOZB) as an extract of Zanthoxylum bungeanum has
a range of pharmacological effects such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant …

Rumen microbes are crucial in the anaerobic fermentation of plant polysaccharides to
produce volatile fatty acids. However, limited information exists about the specific microbial …

Livestock on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is of great importance for the livelihood of the local
inhabitants and the ecosystem of the plateau. The natural, harsh environment has shaped …

To determine the effects of castration on growth performance, serum hormone levels, cecal
microbiota composition, and metabolites in cattle. A total of 18 Holstein bulls and steers …

Animal breeding has made great genetic progress in increasing carcass weight and meat
yield in recent decades. However, these improvements have come at the expense of meat …

This study aimed to determine the taxonomic and functional characteristics of the Japanese
Black (JB) steer rumen microbiome. The rumen microbiomes of six JB steers (age 14.7±1.44 …