Ruminal Fermentation Pattern, Bacterial Community Composition, and Nutrient Digestibility of Nellore Cattle Submitted to Either Nutritional Restriction or Intake of Concentrate Feedstuffs Prior to Adaptation Period

Ruminal Fermentation Pattern, Bacterial Community Composition, and Nutrient Digestibility of Nellore Cattle Submitted to Either Nutritional Restriction or Intake of Concentrate Feedstuffs Prior to Adaptation Period

Beef cattle are key contributors to meat production and represent critical drivers of the global agricultural economy. In Brazil, beef cattle are reared in tropical pastures and finished in feedlot systems. The introduction of cattle into a feedlot includes a period where they adapt to high-concentr...

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Main Authors: Ana C. J. Pinto, Gustavo P. Bertoldi, Luana D. Felizari, Evandro F. F. Dias, Breno L. Demartini, Ana B. C. P. Nunes, Mariana M. Squizatti, Antonio M. Silvestre, Lucas F. R. Oliveira, Joseph H. Skarlupka, Paulo H. M. Rodrigues, Gustavo D. Cruz, Garret Suen, Danilo D. Millen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
adaptation
feedlot
microbiota
Nellore
rumen
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01865/full

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