Effects of cotton straw added to total mixed pelleted feed on the composition of rumen microbiota in breeding ewes

This study aimed to investigate the effects of adding increasing amounts of cotton straw to the feed of breeding ewes on the bacterial and fungal microbiota of the rumen. A single-factor, completely randomized design was adopted, in which 120 ewes of small-tailed Han sheep were randomly divided into...

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Main Authors: Zhijun Zhang, Duanji Sang, Junyu Zhang, Lingling Su, Amat Guzalnur, Liangzhong Hou, Tongjun Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1604710/full
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