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Genetic Markers Associated with Milk Production Traits in Dairy Cattle

Agriculture, 2021
Increasing milk production is one of the key concerns in animal production. Traditional breeding has gotten limited achievement in the improvement of milk production because of its moderate heritability.
Yulin Ma, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Jianxin Xiao, Gibson Maswayi Alugongo, Xu Chen, Tianyu Chen, Shuai Liu, Zhiyuan He, Jingjun Wang, Muhammad Kamal Shah, Zhijun Cao   +10 more
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Effects of a wide range of dietary forage-to-concentrate ratios on nutrient utilization and hepatic transcriptional profiles in limit-fed Holstein heifers

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background Improving the efficiency of animal production is a relentless pursuit of ruminant producers. Energy utilization and partition can be affected by dietary composition and nutrient availability.
Haitao Shi, Jun Zhang, Shengli Li, Shoukun Ji, Zhijun Cao, Hongtao Zhang, Yajing Wang   +6 more
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The day‐to‐day stability of the ruminal and fecal microbiota in lactating dairy cows

MicrobiologyOpen, 2020
In this study, we examined differences between the microbiota of the ruminal fluid (DR) and feces (DF) from five lactating dairy cows over three consecutive days using 16S rRNA gene sequence‐based analysis.
Shuai Huang, Shoukun Ji, Hui Yan, Yangyi Hao, Jun Zhang, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +7 more
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Role of Selenium and Vitamins E and B9 in the Alleviation of Bovine Mastitis during the Periparturient Period

Antioxidants, 2022
Mastitis (inflammation of the mammary gland) commonly occurs in dairy cattle during the periparturient period (transition period), in which dairy cattle experience physiological and hormonal changes and severe negative energy balance, followed by ...
Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Yulin Ma, Jianxin Xiao, Tianyu Chen, Jiaying Ma, Shuai Liu, Yajing Wang, Adnan Khan, Gibson Maswayi Alugongo, Zhijun Cao   +9 more
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Growth performance, blood metabolites, ruminal fermentation, and bacterial community in preweaning dairy calves fed corn silage-included starter and total mixed ration

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of whole-plant corn silage (WPCS) in a starter or total mixed ration (TMR) on growth, blood metabolites, ruminal fermentation, and microbial community in preweaning dairy calves ...
Jun Zhang, Jiaqi Shang, Yangyi Hao, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Hongjian Yang, Wei Wang, Shengli Li   +7 more
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Effects of Age, Diet CP, NDF, EE, and Starch on the Rumen Bacteria Community and Function in Dairy Cattle

Microorganisms, 2021
To understand the effects of diet and age on the rumen bacterial community and function, forty-eight dairy cattle at 1.5 (M1.5), 6 (M6), 9 (M9), 18 (M18), 23 (M23), and 27 (M27) months old were selected.
Yangyi Hao, Yue Gong, Shuai Huang, Shoukun Ji, Wei Wang, Yajing Wang, Hongjian Yang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +8 more
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Bacterial Composition and Interactions in Raw Milk and Teat Skin of Dairy Cows

Fermentation, 2022
The microbiota in raw milk plays an important role in the health of dairy cows and the safety of dairy products, which might be influenced by that in teat skin.
Hui Yan, Wen Du, Shoukun Ji, Chunyan Guo, Yujing Zhang, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +7 more
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Competitive Analysis of Rumen and Hindgut Microbiota Composition and Fermentation Function in Diarrheic and Non-Diarrheic Postpartum Dairy Cows

Microorganisms, 2023
Postpartum dairy cows can develop nutritional diarrhea when their diet is abruptly changed for milk production. However, it is unclear whether nutritional diarrhea develops as a result of gut acidosis and/or dysbiosis. This study aimed to uncover changes
Yangyi Hao, Tong Ouyang, Wei Wang, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Hongjian Yang, Le Luo Guan, Shengli Li   +7 more
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Analysis of Nutrient Composition, Rumen Degradation Characteristics, and Feeding Value of Chinese Rye Grass, Barley Grass, and Naked Oat Straw

Animals, 2021
The current study was designed to investigate the chemical composition, rumen degradation characteristics, and feeding value of three roughages commonly used in Asia as ruminant feed, including Chinese rye grass (CRG), barley grass (BG), and naked oat ...
Yulin Ma, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Yanfang Liu, Jianxin Xiao, Xu Chen, Shoukun Ji, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +7 more
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Rumen Fermentation, Digestive Enzyme Activity, and Bacteria Composition between Pre-Weaning and Post-Weaning Dairy Calves

Animals, 2021
To better understand the transition of rumen function during the weaning period in dairy calves, sixteen Holstein dairy calves were selected and divided into two groups: pre-weaning (age = 56 ± 7 day, n = 8) and post-weaning (age = 80 ± 6 day, n = 8 ...
Yangyi Hao, Chunyan Guo, Yue Gong, Xiaoge Sun, Wei Wang, Yajing Wang, Hongjian Yang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +8 more
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