Evaluation of the Hindgut Microbiota and Volatile Fatty Acid Profile of Steers Fed Finishing Feedlot Ration Supplemented with or Without Calcium Gluconate
≤ 0.05). Supplementing growing steers with HFCG impacted some members of the bacterial populations, which have important roles in gut homeostasis and health, along with the formation of beneficial end-products in the gastrointestinal tract.
Authors
- F. L. Fluharty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6988-425X)
- Osman Y. Koyun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6178-1942)
- Alexander M. Stelzleni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3210-8775)
- Kenneth E. Griswold
- Jeferson Menezes Lourenco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1479-0528)
- Evann E. Rowland
- Todd R. Callaway
- R. Lawton Stewart
- T. Dean Pringle
- Joseph J. Baloyi
Institutions
- University of Georgia (US)
- Nutrition International (CA)
- University of Venda (ZA)
- Quincy University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microorganisms
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms14040802
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00