Evaluating Ruminal and Small Intestinal Morphology and Microbiota Composition of Calves Fed a <i>Macleaya cordata</i> Extract Preparation

Evaluating Ruminal and Small Intestinal Morphology and Microbiota Composition of Calves Fed a <i>Macleaya cordata</i> Extract Preparation

The objective was to determine the impact of feeding MCE on ruminal and intestinal morphology and microbiota composition of calves. A total of 10 male and 10 female crossbred (dairy × beef) calves (6 d of age) were assigned randomly to control (CTL; <i>n</i> = 10) or MCE-supplemented (TR...

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Main Authors: Janaka Wickramasinghe, Chiron J. Anderson, Can Ayhan Kaya, Patrick J. Gorden, Flavio Rodrigues Borges Ribeiro, Juliane Dohms, Sydney Rigert, Stephan Schmitz-Esser, Ranga Appuhamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
crossbred calves
papillae length
phytogenic feed additive
small intestine
villus height
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/1/54

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