Effects of replacing Leymus chinensis with whole-crop wheat hay on Holstein bull apparent digestibility, plasma parameters, rumen fermentation, and microbiota

Abstract Twelve Holstein bulls were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square design to investigate the effects of using whole-crop wheat hay (WCWH) as a substitute for Leymus chinensis (LC) on apparent digestibility, plasma parameters, ruminal fermentation, and microbial communities. Experimental treatments wer...

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Main Authors: Wenjing Niu, Yang He, Chuanqi Xia, Muhammad Aziz Ur Rahman, Qinghua Qiu, Taoqi Shao, Yixun Liang, Linbao Ji, Haibo Wang, Binghai Cao
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/338d29be685444f9b740661059c9f540
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