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Assessing the relationship between the rumen microbiota and feed efficiency in Nellore steers

BACKGROUND: Ruminants rely upon a complex community of microbes in their rumen to convert host-indigestible feed into nutrients. However, little is known about the association between the rumen microbiota and feed efficiency traits in Nellore (Bos indicus) cattle, a breed of major economic importanc...

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Autores principales: Lopes, Déborah Romaskevis Gomes, de Souza Duarte, Márcio, La Reau, Alex J., Chaves, Ibrahim Zuniga, de Oliveira Mendes, Tiago Antônio, Detmann, Edenio, Bento, Cláudia Braga Pereira, Mercadante, Maria Eugênia Zerlotti, Bonilha, Sarah Figueiredo Martins, Suen, Garret, Mantovani, Hilário Cuquetto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8281616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34261531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40104-021-00599-7