Rumen-protected methionine during the peripartal period in dairy cows and its effects on abundance of major species of ruminal bacteria

Rumen-protected methionine during the peripartal period in dairy cows and its effects on abundance of major species of ruminal bacteria

Abstract Background Extensive degradation of amino acids in the rumen via microbial deamination decreases the post-ruminal availability of dietary indispensable amino acids. Together with the normal decrease in voluntary dry matter intake (DMI) around parturition in dairy cows, microbial metabolism...

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Main Authors: Mohamed K. Abdelmegeid, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Zheng Zhou, Vincenzo Lopreiato, Joshua C. McCann, Juan J. Loor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Microbiome
Rumen microbes
Transition cow
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0230-8

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