Rumen bacterial communities can be acclimated faster to high concentrate diets than currently implemented feedlot programs

摘要

AimsRecent studies have demonstrated RAMP((R)), a complete starter feed, to have beneficial effects for animal performance. However, how RAMP may elicit such responses is unknown. To understand if RAMP adaptation results in changes in the rumen bacterial community that can potentially affect animal performance, we investigated the dynamics of rumen bacterial community composition in corn-adapted and RAMP-adapted cattle.