Development of ruminal and fecal microbiomes are affected by weaning but not weaning strategy in dairy calves

Development of ruminal and fecal microbiomes are affected by weaning but not weaning strategy in dairy calves

The nature of weaning, considered the most stressful and significant transition experienced by dairy calves, influences the ability of a calf to adapt to the dramatic dietary shift and thus, can influence the severity of production losses through the weaning transition. However, the effects of vario...

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Main Authors: Sarah Jade Meale, Shucong eLi, Paula eAzevedo, Hooman eDerakhshani, Jan C. Plaizier, Ehsan eKhafipour, Michael eSteele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Feces
Rumen
Weaning
microbiome
16S rRNA gene sequencing
Miseq Illumina sequencing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00582/full

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