The progression from gestation into lactation represents the transition period, and it is
accompanied by marked physiological, metabolic, and inflammatory adjustments. The entire …

Rumen health is of vital importance in ensuring healthy and efficient dairy cattle production.
Current feeding programs for cattle recommend concentrate-rich diets to meet the high …

Animals are biological transformers of dietary matter and energy to produce high-quality
foods and wools for human consumption and use. Mammals, birds, fish, and shrimp require …

Due to their high energy requirements, high-yielding dairy cows receive high-grain diets.
This commonly jeopardises their gastrointestinal health by causing subacute ruminal …

The stratified squamous ruminal epithelium is the main site for absorption of key nutrients
(eg, short-chain fatty acids; SCFA) and electrolytes (eg, sodium and magnesium). The …

Abstract Development of the dairy calf gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and its associated
microbiota are essential for survival and milk production, as this community is responsible …

Feeding management of the postnatal and preweaning calf has an important impact on calf
growth and development during this critical period and affects the health and well-being of …

The ruminant gastrointestinal tract (GIT) faces the challenge of protecting the host from
luminal contents and pathogens, while supporting the absorption and metabolism of …

To evaluate the effects of heat stress (HS) conditions and dietary organic acid and pure
botanical (OA/PB) supplementation on gut permeability and milk production, we enrolled 46 …

Simple Summary The economics of livestock production depends upon the feasible feeding
resources as feed costs constitute more than 70% of the total expenses of a livestock …