sponsored by the IZSUM 004/09 RC project;funded by the Italian Ministry of Health (Min Sal);supported by a grant from the University of Perugia (Ph D research project in Animal Health, Livestock Production and Food Safety, XXVIII cycle);partially supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2012-67015-19437
Background: Rumen microbiome has a great influence on ruminant health and productivity. Different plant extracts have been tested for their ability to modulate the rumen microbiome to improve feed digestion and ferme...