The Effects of C4 Forage Silage with Different Water-Soluble Carbohydrate Contents on the Growth Performance, Apparent Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, and Rumen Microbial Community of Buffaloes
_11). Future research should investigate the long-term effects of WSS feeding on buffalo health, immunity, and production performance, as well as its impact on rumen microbiota stability, to fully assess its potential as a safe and sustainable roughage source.
Authors
- Caixia Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1836-258X)
- Qi Yan
- Xinghua Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-1717)
- Qingfeng Tang
- Qichao Gu
- Qiuxiang Ye
- Jie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-274X)
- Guangsheng Qin
- Cuilan Wei
- Bo Lin
- Jia Wang
- Yongqi Tan
- Zhiling Yan
- Xin Gao
Institutions
- Guangxi University (CN)
- Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animals
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16081233
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China