Background: Dietary intake is known to be a driver of microbial community dynamics in ruminants. Beef cattle go through a finishing phase that typically includes very high concentrate ratios in their feed, with consequent effects on rumen metabolism including methane production. This longitudinal study was designed to measure dynamics of the rumen microbial community in response to the introduction of high concentrate diets fed to beef cattle during the finishing period. A cohort of 50 beef steers were fed either of two basal diet formulations consisting of approximately 10:90 or 50:50 forage:concentrate ratios respectively. Nitrate and oil rich supplements were also added either individually or in combination. Digesta samples were taken at...
The ratio of forage to concentrate in cattle feeding has a major influence on the composition of the...
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that contributes to global warming. A natural by-product of...
ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of various forage to concentrate ra...
Background: Dietary intake is known to be a driver of microbial community dynamics in ruminants. Bee...
To understand the relationships between diet, microbial community, and methane production cattle wer...
Abstract: Context: Improving feed efficiency in livestock production is of great importance to reduc...
Resource use is continually being limited due to this growth, therefore, production of high-quality ...
Ruminant methane production is a significant energy loss to the animal and major contributor to glob...
Ruminants are vital to feeding an emerging population. Resource use is continually being limited due...
Understanding the rumen microbial ecosystem requires the identification of factors that influence th...
peer-reviewedBackground Methane (CH4) emissions in cattle are an undesirable end pr...
The ratio of forage to concentrate in cattle feeding has a major influence on the composition of the...
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that contributes to global warming. A natural by-product of...
ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of various forage to concentrate ra...
Background: Dietary intake is known to be a driver of microbial community dynamics in ruminants. Bee...
To understand the relationships between diet, microbial community, and methane production cattle wer...
Abstract: Context: Improving feed efficiency in livestock production is of great importance to reduc...
Resource use is continually being limited due to this growth, therefore, production of high-quality ...
Ruminant methane production is a significant energy loss to the animal and major contributor to glob...
Ruminants are vital to feeding an emerging population. Resource use is continually being limited due...
Understanding the rumen microbial ecosystem requires the identification of factors that influence th...
peer-reviewedBackground Methane (CH4) emissions in cattle are an undesirable end pr...
The ratio of forage to concentrate in cattle feeding has a major influence on the composition of the...
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that contributes to global warming. A natural by-product of...
ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of various forage to concentrate ra...