PS11-6. Isolation and Characterization of Bifidobacterium spp. from the Fecal Microbiome of Neonatal Dairy Calves.
One of the main challenges in the dairy industry is the high incidence of diarrhea in calves during the first month of life. Early microbial colonizers play a critical role in gut health by competing with pathogens and modulating host immune and metabolic development. However, most commercial probiotics for cattle ar...