About this Research Topic
The nutrition in feed and silage plays a critical role in the metabolism and health of ruminants, impacting their production performance, health, and susceptibility to metabolic diseases like diarrhea and ruminal acidosis in dairy cows, calves, and goats.
Silage, favored in dairy farms, minimizes nutrient loss and facilitates easier feeding, efficient feed mixing, and proper handling. The quantity of silage significantly influences the metabolism of dairy cows and goats. The microbiome, akin to a second genome, facilitates the conversion of feed into milk and meat while impacting silage preparation, nutrient metabolism, and overall ruminant production. Understanding the intricate interplay among feed nutrition, microbiome, and host metabolism is crucial for optimizing ruminant production.
This Research Topic aims to explore the synergies between feed nutrition and ruminant metabolism for enhanced production. We invite submissions of perspectives, reviews, hypotheses, methods, and original research articles shedding light on the relationships among silage, feed nutrition, and the microbiome in dairy cows and goats.
Authors are invited to submit manuscripts about one or more of, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Evaluation of silage quality and microbial fermentation
• Linkage of nutrients in feed and production of ruminants
• Cross-talk between nutrition, metabolism, and the microbiome
• Rumen microbiota metabolism of nutrients
Silage, favored in dairy farms, minimizes nutrient loss and facilitates easier feeding, efficient feed mixing, and proper handling. The quantity of silage significantly influences the metabolism of dairy cows and goats. The microbiome, akin to a second genome, facilitates the conversion of feed into milk and meat while impacting silage preparation, nutrient metabolism, and overall ruminant production. Understanding the intricate interplay among feed nutrition, microbiome, and host metabolism is crucial for optimizing ruminant production.
This Research Topic aims to explore the synergies between feed nutrition and ruminant metabolism for enhanced production. We invite submissions of perspectives, reviews, hypotheses, methods, and original research articles shedding light on the relationships among silage, feed nutrition, and the microbiome in dairy cows and goats.
Authors are invited to submit manuscripts about one or more of, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Evaluation of silage quality and microbial fermentation
• Linkage of nutrients in feed and production of ruminants
• Cross-talk between nutrition, metabolism, and the microbiome
• Rumen microbiota metabolism of nutrients
Keywords: Feed nutrition, Silage, Microbiome, Ruminant
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