Effects of dietary physical or nutritional factors on morphology of rumen papillae and transcriptome changes in lactating dairy cows based on three different forage-based diets

Abstract Background Rumen epithelial tissue plays an important role in nutrient absorption and rumen health. However, whether forage quality and particle size impact the rumen epithelial morphology is unclear. The current study was conducted to elucidate the effects of forage quality and forage part...

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Main Authors: Bing Wang, Diming Wang, Xuehui Wu, Jie Cai, Mei Liu, Xinbei Huang, Jiusheng Wu, Jianxin Liu, Leluo Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3726-2