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Seasonal changes of rumen and intestine morphology of the Qinghai yak ().

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August 2018

Department of Environmental Science and Biology, One University Place, Chester, PA, 19013, Widener University. USA.

Aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of seasonal changes in grass quality on the ruminal and intestinal morphology of male Qinghai yaks.

Materials And Methods: A total of four male yaks with the same age of 4 years old from each season (summer and winter) were randomly selected and slaughtered to determine the effect of different season on intestinal morphology of yak in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

Results: The histological analysis shows that male yak has the longer and wider papillae in rumen in green season.

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