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Temporal dynamics in the ruminal microbiome of dairy cows during the transition period by Pitta, D W, Kumar, S, Vecchiarelli, B, Shirley, D J, Bittinger, K, Baker, L D, Ferguson, J D, Thomsen, N

“…The transition period in dairy cows refers to the period from 3 wk before calving to 3 wk post-calving and is a critical time for influencing milk production…”
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Temporal changes in total and metabolically active ruminal methanogens in dairy cows supplemented with 3-nitrooxypropanol by Pitta, D W, Melgar, A, Hristov, A N, Indugu, N, Narayan, K S, Pappalardo, C, Hennessy, M L, Vecchiarelli, B, Kaplan-Shabtai, V, Kindermann, M, Walker, N

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP), a potent methane inhibitor, on total and metabolically active…”
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Metagenomic Analysis of the Rumen Microbiome of Steers with Wheat-Induced Frothy Bloat by Pitta, D W, Pinchak, W E, Indugu, N, Vecchiarelli, B, Sinha, R, Fulford, J D

“…Frothy bloat is a serious metabolic disorder that affects stocker cattle grazing hard red winter wheat forage in the Southern Great Plains causing reduced…”
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Microbial composition, rumen fermentation parameters, enteric methane emissions, and lactational performance of phenotypically high and low methane-emitting dairy cows by Stepanchenko, N., Stefenoni, H., Hennessy, M., Nagaraju, I., Wasson, D.E., Cueva, S.F., Räisänen, S.E., Dechow, C.D., Pitta, D.W., Hristov, A.N.

“…This experiment was designed to investigate the relation of high and low methane-yield phenotypes with body weight (BW), dry matter intake (DMI), lactation…”
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Bacterial diversity associated with feeding dry forage at different dietary concentrations in the rumen contents of Mehshana buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) using 16S pyrotags by Pitta, D.W., Kumar, S., Veiccharelli, B., Parmar, N., Reddy, B., Joshi, C.G.

“…Pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene targeting bacteria was applied to identify diet-induced shifts in the microbiome of both solid and liquid ruminal fractions…”
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Longitudinal shifts in bacterial diversity and fermentation pattern in the rumen of steers grazing wheat pasture by Pitta, D.W., Pinchak, W.E., Dowd, S., Dorton, K., Yoon, I., Min, B.R., Fulford, J.D., Wickersham, T.A., Malinowski, D.P.

“…Grazing steers on winter wheat forage is routinely practiced in the Southern Great Plains of the US. Here, we investigated the dynamics in bacterial…”
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Effects on ewe reproduction of grazing willow fodder blocks during drought by Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Kemp, P.D.

“…A grazing experiment was conducted in the summer/autumn of 2003 to determine the effect of grazing on willow fodder blocks at 6000 stems/ha during mating,…”
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Comparing noninvasive sampling techniques with standard cannula sampling method for ruminal microbial analysis by Indugu, N., Hennessy, M., Kaplan-Shabtai, V.S., de Assis Lage, C.F., Räisänen, S.E., Melgar, A., Nedelkov, K., Chen, X., Oh, J., Vecchiarelli, B., Bender, J.S., Hristov, A.N., Pitta, D.W.

“…[Display omitted] •Ruminal cannula is the gold standard for sampling rumen contents but is limited to few animals.•Noninvasive methods are needed as proxy for…”
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Influence of Stress-Resistant Yeast Culture (OBV9) Supplementation on the Productive Performance of Water Buffalo by Bhima, B., Reddy, Y. Ramana, Pawani, M., Reddy, Sudhakara, Rao, L. Venkateswar, Pitta, D.W.

“…The inclusion of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in animal feeds as a probiotic is well recognized in the livestock industry, however, the effects on animal…”
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Effect of willow supplementation upon plasma amino acid concentration in ewes grazing drought pastures of low nutritive value by Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Attwood, G.T.

“…Effects of supplementing willow stem cuttings to ewes grazing drought pastures upon plasma amino acid (AA) concentrations was studied on Massey University's…”
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Willow fodder blocks—An alternate forage to low quality pasture for mating ewes during drought? by Pitta, D.W., Barry, T.N., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Kemp, P.D.

“…Two grazing experiments were conducted in the East Coast region of the North Island of NZ with ewes grazing on willow fodder blocks or control grass-based…”
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