Inoculation with homofermentative lactic acid bacteria (LAB) effectively enhances the silage quality of forages. Moreover, feeding such LAB-inoculated silage modulates rumen microbiota composition and metabolites, thereby improving ruminant production performance. Nevertheless, the specific mecha...

Inoculation with homofermentative lactic acid bacteria (LAB) effectively enhances the silage quality of forages. Moreover, feeding such LAB-inoculated silage modulates rumen microbiota composition and metabolites, thereby improving ruminant production performance. Nevertheless, the specific mecha...

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...

Antibiotics were once used in animal production to improve productivity and resistance to pathogenic microbiota. However, due to its negative effects, the search for a new class of substances that can replace its efficacy has become one of the urgent problems to be solved. Plant essential oils (E...

Microplastics pollution is prevalent in livestock environments, especially in ruminant feed. Exposure to microplastics can damage the gastrointestinal barrier, alter microbiota, and lead to organ damage. Despite its impact on cattle farming and potential human health risks, the effects of micropl...

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,...

Microplastics pollution is prevalent in livestock environments, especially in ruminant feed. Exposure to microplastics can damage the gastrointestinal barrier, alter microbiota, and lead to organ damage. Despite its impact on cattle farming and potential human health risks, the effects of microp...

While rapid progress has been made to characterize the bacterial and archaeal populations of the rumen microbiome, insight into how they interact with keystone protozoal species remains elusive. Here, we reveal two distinct rumen community types (RCT-A and RCT-B) that are not strongly associated ...

Background: The regulatory effects of glucose absorption at different sites (rumen vs. small intestine) on lipid metabolism exhibit significant variation in beef nutrition. This study aimed to investigate the regulatory pathways of rumen-protected or unprotected glucose on lipid metabolism throug...