Assessing the impact of three feeding stages on rumen bacterial community and physiological characteristics of Japanese Black cattle

Abstract In Japan, Japanese Black cattle, known for their exceptional meat quality owing to their abundant intramuscular fat, undergo a unique three-stage feeding system with varying concentrate ratios. There is limited research on physiological and rumen microbial changes in Japanese Black cattle d...

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Main Authors: Huseong Lee, Minji Kim, Tatsunori Masaki, Kentaro Ikuta, Eiji Iwamoto, Koki Nishihara, Itoko Nonaka, Akane Ashihara, Youlchang Baek, Sungdae Lee, Yoshinobu Uemoto, Satoshi Haga, Fuminori Terada, Sanggun Roh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55539-y