Heat Stress: Effects on Rumen Microbes and Host Physiology, and Strategies to Alleviate the Negative Impacts on Lactating Dairy Cows

Heat stress (HS) in dairy cows causes considerable losses in the dairy industry worldwide due to reduced animal performance, increased cases of metabolic disorders, altered rumen microbiome, and other health problems. Cows subjected to HS showed decreased ruminal pH and acetate concentration and an...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Seon Ho Kim, Sonny C. Ramos, Raniel A. Valencia, Yong Il Cho, Sang Suk Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Subjects:	heat stress dairy cows gut microbiome physiology metabolism alleviation strategies
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.804562/full