Ruminal acidosis, bacterial changes, and lipopolysaccharides

HF Monteiro, AP Faciola - Journal of animal science, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Acute and subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) are common nutritional problems in both beef
and dairy cattle. Therefore, the objective of this review is to describe how ruminal Gram …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Social dominance in dairy cattle: A critical review with guidelines for future research

J Krahn, B Foris, DM Weary… - Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Cattle are gregarious animals able to form social relationships. Dominance is one of the
most widely studied social behaviors of dairy cattle, especially cows confined indoors …

Genome-centric investigation of bile acid metabolizing microbiota of dairy cows and associated diet-induced functional implications

L Lin, Z Lai, H Yang, J Zhang, W Qi, F Xie… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Although the importance of bile acid (BA)-related microbial strains and enzymes is
increasingly recognized for monogastric animals, a lack of knowledge about BA metabolism …

Metagenomic insights into the microbe-mediated B and K2 vitamin biosynthesis in the gastrointestinal microbiome of ruminants

Q Jiang, L Lin, F Xie, W Jin, W Zhu, M Wang, Q Qiu, Z Li… - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background B and K2 vitamins, essential nutrients in host metabolism, can be synthesized
by the rumen microbiome in ruminants and subsequently absorbed by the host. However …

Automated monitoring of cattle heat stress and its mitigation

MA Islam, S Lomax, A Doughty, MR Islam… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate change related global warming is likely to continue, despite all mitigation measures
taken by humans, due to the lag effect of long-term anthropogenic activities. Warming of the …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding forages with reduced particle size in a total mixed ration improves feed intake, total-tract digestibility, and performance of organic dairy cows

A Haselmann, K Zehetgruber, B Fuerst-Waltl… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The optimal utilization of forages is crucial in cattle production, especially in organic dairy
systems that encourage forage-based feeding with limited concentrate amounts. Reduction …

[HTML][HTML] Replacing concentrates with a high-quality hay in the starter feed in dairy calves: I. Effects on nutrient intake, growth performance, and blood metabolic profile

G Terler, G Poier, F Klevenhusen, Q Zebeli - Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Concentrate-rich starter feeds are commonly fed to dairy calves to stimulate early solid feed
intake and growth performance; yet, starter feeds lacking in forage fiber may jeopardize gut …

[HTML][HTML] Milk feeding level and starter protein content: Effects on growth performance, blood metabolites, and urinary purine derivatives of Holstein dairy calves

M Kazemi-Bonchenari, H Khanaki, A Jafari… - Journal of Dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of milk allowances equal to 526 g/d
as moderate (MOD) versus 790 g/d of milk dry matter as high (HI), and starter diets …

Development Results of a Cross-Platform Positioning System for a Robotics Feed System at a Dairy Cattle Complex

DY Pavkin, EA Nikitin, DV Shilin, MV Belyakov… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Practical experience demonstrates that the development of agriculture is following the path
of automating and robotizing operational processes. The operation of feed pushing in the …

How forage feeding early in life influences the growth rate, ruminal environment, and the establishment of feeding behavior in pre-weaned calves

J Xiao, GM Alugongo, J Li, Y Wang, S Li, Z Cao - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Under natural grazing systems, calves are likely to consume forage in
early life. However, forage inclusion in the diet of pre-weaned calves has long been a …