Impact of yeast and lactic acid bacteria on mastitis and milk microbiota composition of dairy cows.
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SUBMITTER: Gao J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6987887 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
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Impact of yeast and lactic acid bacteria on mastitis and milk microbiota composition of dairy cows.
Gao Jing J Liu Yu-Chen YC Wang Yu Y Li Han H Wang Xiang-Ming XM Wu Yan Y Zhang Ding-Ran DR Gao Si S Qi Zhi-Li ZL
AMB Express 20200129 1
This experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of yeast and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) on mastitis and milk microbiota composition of dairy cows. Thirty lactating Holstein cows with similar parity, days in milk were randomly assigned to five treatments, including: (1) Health cows with milk SCC < 500,000 cells/mL, no clinical signs of mastitis were found, fed basal total mixed ration (TMR) without supplementation (H); (2) Mastitis cows with milk SCC > 500,000 cells/mL, fed basal TMR without ...[more]
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