Effects of varying proportions of concentrates on ruminal-reducing power and bacterial community structure in dry dairy cows fed hay-based diets

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the influence of diet composition on ruminal parameters, more particularly redox potential (Eh). Four Holstein dry dairy cows, fitted with ruminal cannulas, were allocated in a 4 × 4 Latin square design. They were given four experimental hay-based diets...

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Main Authors: C. Julien, J.P. Marden, C. Bonnefont, R. Moncoulon, E. Auclair, V. Monteils, C. Bayourthe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110000972