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ArticleAnimal biotechnology2024

Exploring rumen fermentation and microbial populations in Dhofari goats fed a chitosan-added diet.

Hani M El-Zaiat, Waleed Al-Marzooqi, Kaadhia Al-Kharousi

Open access · diamondAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary
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Article in Animal biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hani M El-ZaiatDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.ORCID 0000-0002-8790-8577
Waleed Al-MarzooqiDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Kaadhia Al-KharousiDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Sultan Qaboos University · OM

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of chitosan (CHI) in ruminant diets is a promising natural modifier for rumen fermentation, capable of modulating both the rumen pattern and microbial activities. The objective of this study was to explore the rumen fermentation and microbial populations in Dhofari goats fed a diet supplemented with CHI. A total of 24 Dhofari lactating goats (body weight, 27.32 ± 1.80 kg) were assigned randomly into three experimental groups (

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ChitosanAcetatesAnimal FeedAnimalsDietFemaleFermentationGoatsLactationPropionatesRumenSheepAcetatesChitosanPropionatesChitosan additiveDhofari goatsmicrobiome sequencingrumen fermentation

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PMID38592802
PMCPMC12674433
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