Treatment of corn with lactic acid or hydrochloric acid modulates the rumen and plasma metabolic profiles as well as inflammatory responses in beef steers

Abstract Background High-grain diets that meet the energy requirements of high-producing ruminants are associated with a high risk of rumen disorders. Mild acid treatment with lactic acid (LA) has been used to modify the degradable characteristics of grains to improve the negative effects of high-gr...

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Main Authors: You Yang, Guozhong Dong, Zhi Wang, Junhui Liu, Jingbo Chen, Zhu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1734-3