Effects of corn variety in whole-plant corn silage on dry matter intake, average daily gain and gastrointestinal tract bacteria and metabolites in Hu lambs
These findings suggests that the YQZ and TY silages mediate rumen fermentation by altering rumen bacterial populations and metabolic activities, thereby maintaining rumen health and improving lamb growth performance. Lambs fed the TY silage had the greatest ADG and best feed conversion ratio (FCR: DMI/ADG), but the YQZ silage may have greater potential in sheep as it mediates a wider range of metabolic pathways.
Authors
- Shengguo Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7243-9563)
- A. Allan Degen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4563-6195)
- Xia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5167-7054)
- Ting Jiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-5177)
- Yuan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8162-1455)
- Jianxin Jiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-3158)
- Shumin Ma
- Shangli Shi
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Gansu Agricultural University (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture (EE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1465078
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.90