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Comparison of Ruminal Degradability, Indigestible Neutral Detergent Fiber, and Total-Tract Digestibility of Three Main Crop Straws with Alfalfa Hay and Corn Silage

Animals, 2021
Three main crop straws including corn straw (Zea mays, CS), rice straw (Oryza sativa, RS), and wheat straw (Triticum aestivum, WS), and two forages including alfalfa hay (Medicago sativa, AH) and corn silage (Zea mays, CSil) were analyzed in order to ...
Erdan Wang, Jidong Wang, Jiaying Lv, Xiaoge Sun, Fanlin Kong, Shuo Wang, Yajing Wang, Hongjian Yang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li, Wei Wang   +10 more
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N-carbamylglutamate restores nitric oxide synthesis and attenuates high altitude-induced pulmonary hypertension in Holstein heifers ascended to high altitude

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2018
Background High-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) is a life-threating condition for animals in high altitude, and disturbance of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthesis contributes to its pathogenesis.
Shuxiang Wang, Arash Azarfar, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +4 more
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Effect of Supplementing Different Levels of L-Glutamine on Holstein Calves during Weaning

Antioxidants, 2022
Weaning stress affects the health and performance of calves. L-glutamine (L-Gln) is commonly used as a functional antioxidant and energy supplement in the body. However, dietary L-Gln supplementation improving weaning stress of calves is unclear.
Shuo Wang, Fuwei Wang, Fanlin Kong, Zhijun Cao, Wei Wang, Hongjian Yang, Yajing Wang, Yanliang Bi, Shengli Li   +8 more
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Ecological Restoration of Antibiotic-Disturbed Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Foregut and Hindgut of Cows

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018
Antibiotically disturbed gastrointestinal microbiota needs a long period time to be restored to normal, which may cause a series of problems to the host.
Shoukun Ji, Tao Jiang, Tao Jiang, Hui Yan, Chunyan Guo, Chunyan Guo, Jingjing Liu, Huawei Su, Gibson M. Alugongo, Haitao Shi, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +12 more
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Feeding Corn Silage or Grass Hay as Sole Dietary Forage Sources: Overall Mechanism of Forages Regulating Health-Promoting Fatty Acid Status in Milk of Dairy Cows

Foods, 2023
Different dietary forage sources regulate health-promoting fatty acids (HPFAs), such as conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), in the milk of lactating cows.
Erdan Wang, Manqian Cha, Shuo Wang, Qianqian Wang, Yajing Wang, Shengli Li, Wei Wang   +6 more
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Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Culture on Ruminal Fermentation, Blood Metabolism, and Performance of High-Yield Dairy Cows

Animals, 2021
High-yield dairy cows with high-concentrate diets are more prone to experiencing health problems associated with rumen microbial imbalance. This study assessed the effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture (SC), a food supplement, on ruminal pH ...
Xiaoge Sun, Yue Wang, Erdan Wang, Shu Zhang, Qianqian Wang, Yan Zhang, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Hongjian Yang, Wei Wang, Shengli Li   +10 more
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The Antioxidant Properties of Selenium and Vitamin E; Their Role in Periparturient Dairy Cattle Health Regulation

Antioxidants, 2021
Dairy cattle experience health risks during the periparturient period. The continuous overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the transition from late gestation to peak lactation leads to the development of oxidative stress.
Jianxin Xiao, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Yulin Ma, Gibson Maswayi Alugongo, Jiaying Ma, Tianyu Chen, Adnan Khan, Zhijun Cao   +7 more
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Raw milk consumption and health

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2015
Contrary to the safe practices of milk pasteurization or sterilization, which effectively reduce foodborne outbreaks incidence associated with raw milk and dairy products use, outbreaks caused by such products continue to occur. Despite this fact, a worldwide movement advocating for the rights of raw milk and cheese selling and consumption,
Anka Popovic-Vranjes, Milka Popovic, Marija Jevtic   +2 more
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Effect of Limit-Fed Diets With Different Forage to Concentrate Ratios on Fecal Bacterial and Archaeal Community Composition in Holstein Heifers

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Limit-feeding of a high concentrate diet has been proposed as an effective method for improving feed efficiency and reducing total manure output of dairy heifers; meanwhile the effects of this method on hindgut microbiota are still unclear.
Jun Zhang, Haitao Shi, Haitao Shi, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Hongjian Yang, Shengli Li   +6 more
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Complementary hepatic metabolomics and proteomics reveal the adaptive mechanisms of dairy cows to the transition period

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: The transition period from late pregnancy to early lactation is a vital time of the lifecycle of dairy cows due to the marked metabolic challenges. Besides, the liver is the pivot point of metabolism in cattle.
Jun Zhang, Naren Gaowa, Yajing Wang, Huanxu Li, Zhijun Cao, Hongjian Yang, Xiaoming Zhang, Shengli Li   +7 more
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