GENETIC MARKERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RUMINAL MICROBIOME AND METABOLOME IN GRAIN AND SUGAR CHALLENGED DAIRY HEIFERS

Genetic Markers Are Associated with the Ruminal Microbiome and Metabolome in Grain and Sugar Challenged Dairy Heifers

Dairy heifers were subjected to a non-life-threatening challenge designed to induce ruminal acidosis by feeding grain and sugar.Large among animal variation in clinical signs of acidosis, rumen metabolite concentrations, and the rumen microbiome occurred.This exploratory study investigates sources of the variation by examining associations between

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