Relationships Between Fiber in Feedlot Diets and Growth Performance of Beef Cattle [PDF]
AnimalsA database (110 treatment means from 23 studies) was derived from the peer-reviewed literature to evaluate the effects of various measures of dietary fiber on growth performance of feedlot cattle.
Michael L. Galyean
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Animals, 2020 Roughage particle size can influence rumen development, which is also determined by rumen microorganisms and their metabolic end-products. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the comprehensive effects of roughage length and rumen bacterial ...
Haibo Wang, Zhantao Yu, Huawei Su
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Effects of Roughage on the Lipid and Volatile-Organic-Compound Profiles of Donkey Milk
Foods, 2023 The lipid molecules and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in milk are heavily influenced by diet. However, little is known about how roughage affects the lipid and VOC contents of donkey milk.
wei ren, Xiaoyuan Shi, Chang-fa Wang
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The Effect of Increasing the Proportion of Dietary Roughage Based on the Partial Replacement of Low-Quality Roughage with Alfalfa Hay on the Fatty Acid Profile of Donkey Milk [PDF]
AnimalsAs a lactation source, donkey milk contains a higher percentage of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the milk fatty acid profile than cow’s milk, especially the percentage of α-linolenic acid (ALA).
Xiaoshuai Liang +8 more
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Effect of Roughage Source on the Composition and Colonization of Rumen Bacteria and Methanogens in Dumont and Mongolian Sheep [PDF]
AnimalsUnderstanding the influence of the sheep breed and roughage source on the composition of rumen bacteria and methanogens is essential for optimizing roughage efficiency. The experiment employed a 2 × 2 factorial design.
Wenliang Guo +5 more
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Evaluating feed value of native Jeju bamboo (Sasa quelpaertensis Nakai) for beef cattle [PDF]
Animal Bioscience, 2023 Objective Recently, indigenous Korean grass Sasa quelpaertensis Nakai (SQ) has garnered much interest as a roughage source for livestock to mitigate its adverse effects on habitat diversity.
Seul Lee +5 more
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Fermentation, 2023 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of replacing a portion of whole-plant corn silage with straw on the rumen microbial community structure and carbohydrate-active enzyme activity.
Yubin Ma +6 more
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Animals, 2022 The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of replacing Tifton-85 hay (Cynodon spp. cv. Tifton 85) with 0, 150, 300, 450 and 600 g/kg dry matter (DM) of spineless cactus (SC, Nopalea cochenilifera Salm-Dyck) plus urea and ammonium sulfate (UAS; 9:1)
Robert E. Mora-Luna +8 more
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Effects of reducing inclusion rate of roughages by changing roughage sources and concentrate types on intake, growth, rumen fermentation characteristics, and blood parameters of Hanwoo growing cattle () [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2019 Objective Reducing roughage feeding without negatively affecting rumen health is of interest in ruminant nutrition. We investigated the effects of roughage sources and concentrate types on growth performance, ruminal fermentation, and blood metabolite ...
Seoyoung Jeon +7 more
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Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2022 Aim of study: To estimate the changes in daily feed intake (DFI), daily weight gain (DWG) and feed conversion efficiency (FCE; DFI/DWG) of male and female Awassi lambs fed on dried olive leaves for six months growing period.
Mazen Alomar +2 more
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