Individual animal variability in ruminal bacterial communities and ruminal acidosis in primiparous Holstein cows during the periparturient period

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6716-6730

  Mohammed, R ^a,b   Stevenson, D M ^b   Weimer, P J ^b   Penner, G B ^c   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Individual animal variability; Periparturient period; Ruminal acidosis; Ruminal bacterial community

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; PARITY; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84867745314     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5772     Document Type: Article

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