Early Feeding Regime of Waste Milk, Milk, and Milk Replacer for Calves Has Different Effects on Rumen Fermentation and the Bacterial Community

We investigated the effects of different types of early feeding on rumen fermentation parameters and the bacterial community in calves. Fifty-four Holstein calves were assigned to three treatments and fed whole milk (M), pasteurized waste milk (WM), or milk replacer (MR). Male calves were slaughtere...

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Main Authors: Rong Zhang, Wei-bing Zhang, Yan-liang Bi, Yan Tu, Yves Beckers, Han-chang Du, Qi-yu Diao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/7/443