Beef Steer Growth and Rumen Microbiome Responses to a Bacillus Feed Additive

A study by West Virginia University evaluated the effects of a Bacillus-based direct-fed microbial on growth performance and the ruminal microbiome of beef steers with divergent residual feed intake phenotypes. The dataset likely contains measurements of growth performance and microbial community data from the experiment. It was last updated on May 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between feed additive supplementation and growth performance based on the described experimental design.
• Analyzing shifts in ruminal microbial communities in response to a direct-fed microbial based on the study's focus.
• Investigating interactions between residual feed intake phenotype and microbiome responses to dietary interventions.
• Comparing microbial and performance outcomes between treatment and control groups of beef steers.

Strengths

• Study design evaluates a specific Bacillus-based direct-fed microbial.
• Data captures both growth performance and ruminal microbiome responses.
• Focus includes the phenotypic variable of residual feed intake in beef steers.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

West Virginia University

Collection Method

Likely an experimental study evaluating a feed additive in beef cattle.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 03:16:44; freshness should be verified.