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Effects of Dietary Forage and Calf Starter Diet on Ruminal pH and Bacteria in Holstein Calves during Weaning Transition

We investigated the relationship between ruminal pH and bacteria in calves fed calf starter with and without forage during weaning transition. First, 16 Holstein bull calves were obtained from dairy farms and equipped with rumen cannulas by cannulation surgery. Then, calves (73.5 ± 4.2 kg; mean ± SE...

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Autores principales: Kim, Yo-Han, Nagata, Rie, Ohtani, Natsuki, Ichijo, Toshihiro, Ikuta, Kentaro, Sato, Shigeru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27818645
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01575