Rumen_microbiota_in summer with trehalose supplementation
Heat stress in summer negatively affects productivity, and improving cattle management for productivity under heat conditions is an urgent issue. Trehalose could ameliorate volatile fatty acid (VFA) production, and microbiota in rumen. The study aimed to clarify the effect of trehalose supplementation in Japanese Black heifers in ruminal microbiota and rumen productivity in the hot season in Japan.