Effects of High-Concentrate Diets on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Indexes, and Rumen Microbiota in House-Fed Yaks
Ben Zhang, Xingdong Wang, Ziqiang Ding, Yandong Kang, Shaoke Guo, Mengli Cao, Liyan Hu, Lin Xiong, Jie Pei, Xian Guo, Ilias Giannenas · 2024
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Yaks raised indoors for meat grow better on rich feed, but heavy grain diets can disturb the stomach microbes that keep them healthy. Ben Zhang and co-authors feed sixteen young yaks two diets in this 2024 study, one with forty percent concentrate and one with sixty, then track growth, blood, and rumen bacteria.
The richer diet raised daily intake and weight gain, plus a blood protein marker. Gut microbe mixes shifted clearly, with one major group gaining share and another losing it. Predicted microbe functions changed too, toward pathways tied to tissue interaction. The authors conclude rich feed fattens yaks while reshaping their inner ecosystem.
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| CREATOR | Ben Zhang, Xingdong Wang, Ziqiang Ding, Yandong Kang, Shaoke Guo, Mengli Cao, Liyan Hu, Lin Xiong, Jie Pei, Xian Guo, Ilias Giannenas |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |