Growth performance, blood metabolites, ruminal fermentation, and bacterial community in preweaning dairy calves fed corn silage-included starter and total mixed ration

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of whole-plant corn silage (WPCS) in a starter or total mixed ration (TMR) on growth, blood metabolites, ruminal fermentation, and microbial community in preweaning dairy calves. A total of 45 healthy dairy calves wer...

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Main Authors: Jun Zhang, Jiaqi Shang, Yangyi Hao, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Hongjian Yang, Wei Wang, Shengli Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223002084