Temporal dynamics in the ruminal microbiome of dairy cows during the transition period

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4014-4022

  Pitta, D W ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Vecchiarelli, B ^a   Baker, L D ^a   Ferguson, J D ^a   Thomsen, N ^a   Shirley, D J ^b   Bittinger, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

16S pyrotags; Dairy cows; Ruminal microbiome; Total mixed ration; Transition period

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; MICROBIOTA; PARITY; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RUMEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907626333     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-7621     Document Type: Article

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