Effects of grain-based diets on the rumen and fecal bacterial communities of the North American bison (Bison bison)
To overcome the challenges of pasture-finishing of bison, producers commonly feed them with higher energy, grain-based diets to reach the desired market weight. However, decades of research on domesticated ruminants have shown that such diets can have profound effects on the composition of gut micro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1163423/full |