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Rumen bacterial community structure impacts feed efficiency in beef cattle

The importance of the rumen microbiota on nutrient cycling to the animal is well recognized; however, our understanding of the influence of the rumen microbiome composition on feed efficiency is limited. The rumen microbiomes of two large animal cohorts (125 heifers and 122 steers) were characterize...

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Autores principales: Paz, Henry A, Hales, Kristin E, Wells, James E, Kuehn, Larry A, Freetly, Harvey C, Berry, Elaine D, Flythe, Michael D, Spangler, Matthew L, Fernando, Samodha C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29617864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skx081