Calves are born with a physically and metabolically underdeveloped rumen and initially rely
on milk to meet nutrient demands for maintenance and growth. Initiation of solid feed …

The gastrointestinal epithelium of the dairy cow and calf faces the challenge of protecting the
host from the contents of the luminal milieu while controlling the absorption and metabolism …

Background In ruminants, early rumen development is vital for efficient fermentation that
converts plant materials to human edible food such as milk and meat. Here, we investigate …

Promotion of microbial butyrate production in the reticulorumen is a widely used method for
enhancing forestomach development in calves. Additional acceleration of gastrointestinal …

Poor health and growth in young dairy calves can have lasting effects on their development
and future production. This study benchmarked calf-rearing outcomes in a cohort of …

The ruminal epithelium is uniquely placed to affect the net use of nutrients of the whole body.
The symbiosis between the microbiome inhabiting the lumen and the host largely depends …

Early consumption of starter feed promotes rumen development in lambs. We examined
rumen development in lambs fed starter feed for 5 weeks using histological and biochemical …

Solid diet supplementation in the early life stages of ruminants could improve rumen
microbiota and tissue development. However, most studies focus on bacteria in the rumen …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sodium butyrate (SB) infusion on
rumen papillae growth and volatile fatty acid (VFA) uptake and metabolism in neonatal …

Purpose Published literature regarding calf nutrition was reviewed to create an information
base for the implementation of proper nutritional management to maximize health and …