Bacterial communities in the rumen and feces of lactating Holstein dairy cows are not affected when fed reduced-fat dried distillers’ grains with solubles

Reduced-fat dried distillers’ grains with solubles (RF-DDGSs) are co-products of ethanol production and contain less fat than traditional distillers’ grains. The fat in corn is ~91% unsaturated, and it is toxic to rumen microorganisms so it could influence the composition of the rumen microbiome. It...

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Main Authors: A.S. Dankwa, U. Humagain, S.L. Ishaq, C.J. Yeoman, S. Clark, D.C. Beitz, E.D. Testroet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731121001245