Organic Matter Digestibility | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 18 Nov 2021

Understanding Heterosis, Genetic Effects, and Genome Wide Associations for Forage Quantity and Quality Traits in Multi-Cut Pearl Millet

in Plant Breeding

Ponnaiah Govintharaj
Marappa Maheswaran
Michael Blümmel
Pichaikannu Sumathi
Anil Kumar Vemula
Abhishek Rathore
Selvanayagam Sivasubramani
Sandip Mallikarjun Kale
Rajeev Kumar Varshney
Shashi Kumar Gupta

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2021.687859

6,090 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Jul 2023

Price-quality relationships for the main livestock feed types in the Ethiopian feed market

in Animal Nutrition

Adey Melesse
Melkamu Bezabih
Aberra Adie
Yonas Asmare
Kodukula V. S. V. Prasad
Ravi Devulapalli
Chris S. Jones
Michael Blummel
Jean Hanson
Tesfaye Alemu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2023.1194974

5,322 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2017

Methane Production in Dairy Cows Correlates with Rumen Methanogenic and Bacterial Community Structure

in Microbial Symbioses

Rebecca Danielsson
Johan Dicksved
Li Sun
Horacio Gonda
Bettina Müller
Anna Schnürer
Jan Bertilsson

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00226

47,021 views
271 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Aug 2023

Nutritional quality of indigenous legume browse in southern Ethiopia: farmers’ preference and correlation of local valuation of feed value with scientific indicators

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Getachew Abraham
Yisehak Kechero
Dereje Andualem

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2023.1198212

2,943 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Jul 2023

Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy using a portable instrument to measure the nutritive value of oilseed meals as livestock feed

in Animal Nutrition

Mulugeta Walelegne
Fentahun Meheret
Melkamu B. Derseh
Mesfin Dejene
Yonas T. Asmare
Kodukula V. S. V. Prasad
Chris S. Jones
Robert M. Dixon
Alan J. Duncan

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2023.1203449

3,822 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2022

Seasonal Differences in Structural and Genetic Control of Digestibility in Perennial Ryegrass

in Crop and Product Physiology

Vincent Colas
Philippe Barre
Frederik van Parijs
Lukas Wolters
Yannick Quitté
Tom Ruttink
Isabel Roldán-Ruiz
Abraham J. Escobar Gutiérrez
Hilde Muylle

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2021.801145

3,597 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Dec 2021

In vitro Fermentation Profile and Methane Production of Kikuyu Grass Harvested at Different Sward Heights

in Climate-Smart Food Systems

Alejandra Marín
Jérôme Bindelle
Ángel S. Zubieta
Guillermo Correa
Jacobo Arango
Ngonidzashe Chirinda
Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2021.682653

5,843 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Phoenix dactylifera seed-derived biochar as a sustainable and environmentally feed supplement in camel: impacts gas production, methane emissions, nutrient degradability and fermentation parameters, performance predictions

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Hesham S. Ghazzawy
Nashi K. Alqahtani
Abdullah Sheikh
Mohamed Shawky El Sayed
Roshmon Thomas Mathew
Hassan M. Ali-Dinar
Ehab El-Haroun
Mohamed M. A. Abd-Elkarim
Sameh A. Abdelnour
Ali S. A. Saleem

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1632447

2,287 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jan 2022

Altering Dietary Soluble Protein Levels With Decreasing Crude Protein May Be a Potential Strategy to Improve Nitrogen Efficiency in Hu Sheep Based on Rumen Microbiome and Metabolomics

in Nutritional Immunology

Zhenbin Zhang
Khuram Shahzad
Sijun Shen
Rong Dai
Yue Lu
Zhiqi Lu
Chuang Li
Yifei Chen
Ruxin Qi
Pengfei Gao

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2021.815358

7,794 views
21 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2024

Evaluation of direct-fed microbials on in vitro ruminal fermentation, gas production kinetic, and greenhouse gas emissions in different ruminants’ diet

in Animal Nutrition

Thiago H. Silva
Bruna R. Amâncio
Elaine Magnani
Gabriel W. Meurer
Henrique G. Reolon
Thaynã G. Timm
Bruno I. Cappellozza
Renata H. Branco
Eduardo M. Paula

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2024.1320075

5,567 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Dec 2024

Extending beyond traditional forage: potential nutritional benefits of native plants in extreme arid insular regions

in Plant Nutrition

Raquel Pérez-Reverón
Adolfo Perdomo-González
Begoña de la Roza-Delgado
Covadonga Rodríguez
José A. Pérez-Pérez
Francisco J. Díaz-Peña

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1476809

2,645 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Seasons, herd mobility and management drive feed intake and digestibility in grazing cattle in West African landscapes

in Animal Nutrition

Mohamed Habibou Assouma
Philippe Lecomte
Pierre Hiernaux
Alexandre Ickowicz
Virginie Decruyenaere
Mélanie Blanchard
Coly Wade
Bérénice Bois
Christian Corniaux
Françoise Guichard

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1681640

1,151 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2022

Performance, Rumen Microbial Community and Immune Status of Goat Kids Fed Leucaena leucocephala Post-weaning as Affected by Prenatal and Early Life Nutritional Interventions

in Systems Microbiology

Einar Artiles-Ortega
Orelvis Portal
Jeyamalar Jeyanathan
Beydis Reguera-Barreto
Pedro Yoelvys de la Fé-Rodríguez
Raciel Lima-Orozco
Veerle Fievez

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2021.769438

5,010 views
3 citations

Articles

Understanding Heterosis, Genetic Effects, and Genome Wide Associations for Forage Quantity and Quality Traits in Multi-Cut Pearl Millet

Price-quality relationships for the main livestock feed types in the Ethiopian feed market

Methane Production in Dairy Cows Correlates with Rumen Methanogenic and Bacterial Community Structure

Nutritional quality of indigenous legume browse in southern Ethiopia: farmers’ preference and correlation of local valuation of feed value with scientific indicators

Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy using a portable instrument to measure the nutritive value of oilseed meals as livestock feed

Seasonal Differences in Structural and Genetic Control of Digestibility in Perennial Ryegrass

In vitro Fermentation Profile and Methane Production of Kikuyu Grass Harvested at Different Sward Heights

Phoenix dactylifera seed-derived biochar as a sustainable and environmentally feed supplement in camel: impacts gas production, methane emissions, nutrient degradability and fermentation parameters, performance predictions

Altering Dietary Soluble Protein Levels With Decreasing Crude Protein May Be a Potential Strategy to Improve Nitrogen Efficiency in Hu Sheep Based on Rumen Microbiome and Metabolomics

Evaluation of direct-fed microbials on in vitro ruminal fermentation, gas production kinetic, and greenhouse gas emissions in different ruminants’ diet

Extending beyond traditional forage: potential nutritional benefits of native plants in extreme arid insular regions

Seasons, herd mobility and management drive feed intake and digestibility in grazing cattle in West African landscapes

Performance, Rumen Microbial Community and Immune Status of Goat Kids Fed Leucaena leucocephala Post-weaning as Affected by Prenatal and Early Life Nutritional Interventions