The role of the gut microbiome in cattle production and health: driver or passenger?
Ruminant production systems face significant challenges currently, driven by heightened
awareness of their negative environmental impact and the rapidly rising global population …
awareness of their negative environmental impact and the rapidly rising global population …
Cell biology symposium: genetics of feed efficiency in dairy and beef cattle
DP Berry, JJ Crowley - Journal of animal science, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Increasing food production for the growing human population off a constraining land base
will require greater efficiency of production. Genetic improvement of feed efficiency in cattle …
will require greater efficiency of production. Genetic improvement of feed efficiency in cattle …
Ruminal bacterial community composition in dairy cows is dynamic over the course of two lactations and correlates with feed efficiency
KA Jewell, CA McCormick, CL Odt… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fourteen Holstein cows of similar ages were monitored through their first two lactation
cycles, during which ruminal solids and liquids, milk samples, production data, and feed …
cycles, during which ruminal solids and liquids, milk samples, production data, and feed …
Invited review: Improving feed efficiency of beef cattle–the current state of the art and future challenges
Improvements in feed efficiency of beef cattle have the potential to increase producer
profitability and simultaneously lower the environmental footprint of beef production …
profitability and simultaneously lower the environmental footprint of beef production …
Comparative metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses reveal the breed effect on the rumen microbiome and its associations with feed efficiency in beef cattle
Background Microorganisms are responsible for fermentation within the rumen and have
been reported to contribute to the variation in feed efficiency of cattle. However, to what …
been reported to contribute to the variation in feed efficiency of cattle. However, to what …
Effect of phenotypic residual feed intake and dietary forage content on the rumen microbial community of beef cattle
CA Carberry, DA Kenny, S Han… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Feed-efficient animals have lower production costs and reduced environmental impact.
Given that rumen microbial fermentation plays a pivotal role in host nutrition, the premise …
Given that rumen microbial fermentation plays a pivotal role in host nutrition, the premise …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic parameters for predicted methane production and potential for reducing enteric emissions through genomic selection
Mitigation of enteric methane (CH4) emission in ruminants has become an important area of
research because accumulation of CH4 is linked to global warming. Nutritional and …
research because accumulation of CH4 is linked to global warming. Nutritional and …
Reducing GHG emissions through genetic improvement for feed efficiency: effects on economically important traits and enteric methane production
JA Basarab, KA Beauchemin, VS Baron, KH Ominski… - Animal, 2013 - cambridge.org
Genetic selection for residual feed intake (RFI) is an indirect approach for reducing enteric
methane (CH4) emissions in beef and dairy cattle. RFI is moderately heritable (0.26 to 0.43) …
methane (CH4) emissions in beef and dairy cattle. RFI is moderately heritable (0.26 to 0.43) …
Transcriptome profiling of the rumen epithelium of beef cattle differing in residual feed intake
Background Feed efficient cattle consume less feed and produce less environmental waste
than inefficient cattle. Many factors are known to contribute to differences in feed efficiency …
than inefficient cattle. Many factors are known to contribute to differences in feed efficiency …
Relationship between the rumen microbiome and residual feed intake-efficiency of Brahman bulls stocked on bermudagrass pastures
JC McCann, LM Wiley, TD Forbes, FM Rouquette Jr… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Residual feed intake (RFI) testing has increased selection pressure on biological efficiency
in cattle. The objective of this study was to assess the association of the rumen microbiome …
in cattle. The objective of this study was to assess the association of the rumen microbiome …