The gastrointestinal microbial consortium in dairy cattle is critical to determining the
energetic status of the dairy cow from birth through her final lactation. The ruminant's …

Postruminal intestinal barrier dysfunction caused by excessive hindgut fermentation may be
a source of peripheral inflammation in dairy cattle. Therefore, the study objectives were to …

Cereals serve as a shared energy source for both humans and feedlot animals. For
producers, large incorporations of cereals in the ruminant diet have resulted in foreseeable …

Intestinal hyperpermeability and subsequent immune activation alters nutrient partitioning
and thus, decreases productivity. Developing experimental models of intestinal barrier …

High-concentrate feeding can induce subacute ruminal acidosis, which leads to mammary
tissue injury in dairy cows. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect …

Although the importance of pH and short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) on rumen development
are well-known, their impact on the small and large intestine are unclear. This study …

Residual feed intake (RFI) measures feed efficiency independent of milk production level,
and is typically calculated using data past peak lactation. In the current study, we …

Study objectives were to evaluate the effects of hindgut acidosis (HGA) on production,
metabolism, and inflammation in feed-restricted (FR) dairy cows. Twelve rumen-cannulated …

The objective of this study was to investigate the immunopotential of ruminal
lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on cultured primary bovine rumen epithelial cells (REC). Primary …

Both ruminal microbial structure and functionality might play a role in inter-individual
variation in susceptibility for subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) observed in dairy cows. The …