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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Pinloche E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3699506 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20130702 7
It has been suggested that the ability of live yeast to improve milk yield and weight gain in cattle is because the yeast stimulates bacterial activity within the rumen. However it remains unclear if this is a general stimulation of all species or a specific stimulation of certain species. Here we characterised the change in the bacterial population within the rumen of cattle fed supplemental live yeast. Three cannulated lactating cows received a daily ration (24 kg/d) of corn silage (61% of DM) ...[more]