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- 2Ruminants--Feeding and feeds
- 1Kong, Rebecca
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- 1MacLeod, Darren D.
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- 1Ole Miaron, Jacob Olongida.
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Contribution of the Rumen Epithelial Transcriptome and Microbial Community to Variation in Beef Cattle Feed Efficiency
DownloadSpring 2016
Feed efficient cattle consume less feed and produce less environmental waste than inefficient cattle. Many factors are known to contribute to differences in feed efficiency. However, it is unknown how the rumen epithelium and its associated microorganisms influence the feed efficiency of cattle....
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Investigating early life microbial and host transcriptomic dynamics in the bovine gastrointestinal tract
DownloadSpring 2019
There is increasing concern surrounding the ability of livestock industries to meet the needs of the rising global population. The gastrointestinal microbiota of ruminants plays a critical role in feed degradation, host energy supply, but is also a substantial source of anthropogenic greenhouse...
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Fall 2016
Evidence is accumulating regarding the potential long-term impact of the early gut microbiota on host health. However, our current understanding of the early microbiome of cattle, a domestic livestock species that plays an important role in meeting the increasing demand for high quality protein,...
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Spring 2012
Ruminal methanogenesis is a microbial fermentive process conducted by methanogens, releasing methane (CH4) gas through eruction, and resulting in a dietary energy loss to the host animals and a contribution to greenhouse gas emissions by the agricultural industry. However, the association amongst...