Using plant essential oils (EOs) contributes to the growing number of natural plants'
applications in livestock. Scientific data supporting the efficacy of EOs as anti-inflammatory …

Use of plant polyphenols in production animal agriculture is increasingly being investigated,
especially in the face of heavier restrictions on antibiotic use. Flavonoids are a class of …

Implications• Culture-independent high-throughput sequencing methodologies have
recently provided comprehensive insights into microbial communities in the digestive tract of …

The effects of dietary supplementation with citrus flavonoid extract (CFE) on milk
performance, rumen fermentation, rumen microbiome, rumen metabolome, and serum …

Context Rumen biohydrogenation is an important way to produce conjugated linoleic acid
(CLA), especially the rumenic acid isomer. However, CLA is principally synthesised …

Simple Summary Dairy cows are often exposed to stressors during the lactation cycle.
Nutritional stressors could be caused by rich-grain diet, leading to ruminal pH reduction and …

Dairy cows are exposed to multiple stressors during the productive cycle, such as metabolic
challenges, overcrowding, grou** change, environmental stress and dietary errors. Thus …

The aim of this study was to measure the level of activity and rumination in young bulls and
to assess whether these data can be used as indicators of health status and average daily …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two feed supplements on
rumen bacterial communities of heifers fed a high grain diet. Six Holstein-Friesian heifers …

Ruminant animals are adapted to digest and metabolize predominantly forages. Ruminal
acidosis may occur when dairy cattle consume diets that provide too much grain. Feeding …