The growing world population (7.8 billion) exerts an increased pressure on the cattle
industry amongst others. Intensification and expansion of milk and beef production inevitably …

Simple Summary Farm animal health and welfare have been paid increasing concern in the
world, which is generally assessed by the measurements of physical health, immune …

Purpose The objective of this narrative review was to describe the effect of microbial-based
products, specifically pro-and prebiotics, on gut health, function, and disease prevention …

The calf stage is a critical period for the development of heifers. Newborn calves have low
gastrointestinal barrier function and immunity before weaning, making them highly …

Calf diarrhea is one of the most concerning challenges facing both the dairy and beef cattle
industry. Maintaining healthy gut microbiota is essential for preventing gastrointestinal …

Multiple synergistic factors affect the development and composition of mammalian gut
microbiota, but effects of host genetics remain unclear. To illuminate the role of host genetics …

Modulation of animal gut microbiota is a prominent function of probiotics to improve the
health and performance of livestock. In this study, a large-scale survey to evaluate the effect …

Gastrointestinal disease (GI) is the most common illness in pre-weaned dairy calves. Studies
have associated the fecal microbiome composition with health status, but it remains unclear …

Simple Summary The microbiota plays a pivotal role in the metabolism and health of
animals. The gut microbiome is dynamically changed by various factors including age …

Background Establishing fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to prevent multifactorial
diarrhea in calves is challenging because of the differences in farm management practices …