Effects of increasing n3:n6 ratio by replacing extruded soybeans with extruded flaxseed on dry matter intake, rumen fluid bacteria, and liver lipid metabolism in transition cows
Overall, these results showed that a high n-3: n-6 PUFA ratio in the diet attenuates inflammatory responses in the prepartum phase and increases milk protein in the postpartum phase of transitional dairy cows. Appropriate increase in the proportion of n-3: n-6 PUFA ratio in the diet may be an effective measure to alleviate postpartum metabolic disease in dairy cows.
Authors
- Xiaoge Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0866-2792)
- Qiongyu He
- Xinyue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0602-2636)
- Xiaojing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8024-2218)
- Wei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-9052)
- Shengli Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8494-7474)
Institutions
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03733-3
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.32
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China