Comparing noninvasive sampling techniques with standard cannula sampling method for ruminal microbial analysis

Rumen microbes play an important role in the conversion of indigestible plant material to energy and protein in dairy cows. Sampling for ruminal contents via cannula is considered the gold standard technique for microbial analysis, but the technique requires ruminally cannulated animals and speciali...

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Main Authors: N. Indugu, M. Hennessy, V.S. Kaplan-Shabtai, C.F. de Assis Lage, S.E. Räisänen, A. Melgar, K. Nedelkov, X. Chen, J. Oh, B. Vecchiarelli, J.S. Bender, A.N. Hristov, D.W. Pitta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:JDS Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910221001587