Dosage‐dependent effects of monensin on the rumen microbiota of lactating dairy cattle

Abstract We examined the dose‐dependent effects of feeding lactating dairy cows a standard diet supplemented with monensin at 175, 368, or 518 mg cow‐1 day‐1on the rumen microbiota. For each dosage, 3 animals were randomly assigned into groups and fed the same basal total mixed ration diet supplemen...

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Main Authors: Jeffery A. McGarvey, Sara Place, Jeffrey Palumbo, Robert Hnasko, Frank Mitloehner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.783