Effects of dietary forage and calf starter diet on ruminal pH and bacteria in Holstein calves during weaning transition

by Yo-Han KIM, Rie NAGATA, Natsuki OHTANI, Toshihiro ICHIJO, Kentaro IKUTA, Shigeru SATO, Shigeru SATO
Published 2016-10-01

Long-term high-grain diet altered the ruminal pH, fermentation, and composition and functions of the rumen bacterial community, leading to enhanced lactic acid production in Japane...

by Toru Ogata, Hiroki Makino, Naoki Ishizuka, Eiji Iwamoto, Tatsunori Masaki, Kentaro Ikuta, Yo-Han Kim, Shigeru Sato
Published 2019-01-01