Validation of DNA metabarcoding of fecal samples using cattle fed known rations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114219
Abstract: Abstract Diet composition of free-roaming animals has been persistently difficult to quantify. Fecal DNA (fDNA) metabarcoding is an emerging novel technology to reconstruct botanical composition of diets. Validation studies comparing fDNA metabarcodion to fed diets… read more here.
Keywords: fecal samples; hay; composition; grass hay ... See more keywords
PSXI-16 Evaluation of supplementation strategies for beef cattle bale-grazing grass hay in Winter
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab235.630
Abstract: Methods of supplementing beef cows while bale grazing grass hay were investigated in a study conducted for four winters, from 2016 to 2019, at the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center near Streeter, ND. Starting in… read more here.
Keywords: grass hay; hay; bale grazing; supplementation ... See more keywords
Mapping the bacterial ecology on the phyllosphere of dry and post soaked grass hay for horses
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227151
Abstract: Soaking hay fodder to reduce dust and soluble carbohydrate (WSC) contents prior to feeding is common practice among horse owners. Soaking can increase bacteria load in hay but no information exists on how this process… read more here.
Keywords: grass hay; hay; wsc; post ... See more keywords