Left displaced abomasum (LDA) in postpartum dairy cows contributes to significant economic losses. LDA is characterized by excessive lipolysis and insulin resistance. Although gut dysbiosis is implicated, little is known about the role of the gut microbiota in the abnormal metabolic processes of ...
Bile acids (BA) and BA-related microbiota are essential for ruminant lipid metabolism, yet targeted modulation to enhance production and health remain underexplored. Herein, we investigated the interplay between dietary rumen degradable starch, BA metabolism, and milk fatty acids (FAs) synthesis...
Background
Persistent productivity and productive lifespan determine the lifetime output of dairy cows and influence overall herd profitability. The composition and metabolic activity of the gastrointestinal microbiota of dairy cows influence persistent productivity. However, the processes ...
Background
Persistent productivity and productive lifespan determine the lifetime output of dairy cows and influence overall herd profitability. The composition and metabolic activity of the gastrointestinal microbiota of dairy cows influence persistent productivity. However,...
Background: High-yield dairy cows are usually accompanied with lower milk fat (MF) rate, with huge variations in MF contents among individuals. The potential mechanisms of key microorganisms, their genes and metabolites participate in MF synthesis are still not well understood. By selec...
Background
In large scale dairy farming systems, maintaining stable milk yield post-lactation peak is crucial for dairy farms’ economic benefits. While sufficient evidence shows the microbiota profoundly impacts host production efficiency, the specific mechanisms by which hindgut microbiota...
Background: Although the roles of rumen microbiome in milk yield and milk protein synthesis have been widely recognized, knowledge on how ruminal microbiome dynamic changes affect these two traits during the whole lactation is lacking. Phages have been shown to affect&nbs...