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SUBMITTER: Virginio Junior GF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8464983 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Virgínio Júnior Gercino Ferreira GF Silva Ana Paula da APD Toledo Ariany Faria de AF Poczynek Milaine M Cezar Amanda Moelemberg AM Montenegro Horácio H Coutinho Luiz Lehmann LL Bittar Carla Maris Machado CMM
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20210916 9
A starter concentrate containing different levels and sources of NDF can modify the gastrointestinal bacteriome. This study evaluated 18 Holstein calves housed in un-bedded suspended individual cages, fed one of three treatments: 22NDF: a conventional starter containing 22% NDF (n = 7); 31NDF: a starter with 31% NDF, replacing part of the corn by soybean hull (n = 6); and 22Hay: diet 22NDF plus coast-cross hay ad libitum (n = 5). All animals received 4 L of milk replacer daily, weaned at 8th wee ...[more]