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Interpretive Summary: Multidimensional welfare profiling of broiler leg health under probiotic or antimicrobial growth-promoter supplementation and environmental enrichment
Leg health is one of the main welfare challenges in modern broiler production because fast-growing birds are more likely to develop locomotion and skeletal problems. Most studies evaluate only one or two indicators, which can make it difficult to…
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Interpretive Summay: Substitution of dried distillers’ grains with canola meal in cattle finishing diets affects amino acid intake but does not affect post-ruminal amino acid flow and digestibility
Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) are commonly used as a protein source in finishing cattle diets; however, increased availability of canola meal (CM) from biodiesel production has increased interest in CM as an alternative protein source. This…
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Interpretive Summary: Ruminal archaea and bacteria metatranscriptomic responses to supplementation in steers fed low-quality forage
Intake of low-quality forage (LQF) in the absence of protein supplementation fails to meet ruminal microbial nitrogen requirements, decreasing forage utilization and animal performance. Supplementation of both protein and starch is used to ameliorate the…
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