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Live yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae)  constitutes an effective additive for animal production; its probiotic effect may be related to the concentrate-to-forage ratio (CTFR). The objective of this study was to assess the effects of  S. cerevisiae  (SC) on fiber degradation and rumen microbial populations in steers fed diets with different levels of dietary concentrate. Ten Simmental × Local crossbred steers (450 ± 50 kg BW) were assigned to a control group or an SC group. Both groups were fed the same basal diet but the SC group received SC supplementation (8 × 10 9  cfu/h/d through the ruminal fistula) following a two-period crossover design. Each period consisted of four phases, each of which lasted 17 d: 10 d for dietary adaptation, 6 d for degradation study, and 1 d for rumen sample collection. From the 1 st  to the 4 th  phase, steers were fed in a stepwise fashion with increasing CTFRs, i.e., 30:70, 50:50, 70:30, and 90:10. The kinetics of dry matter and fiber degradation of alfalfa pellets were evaluated; the rumen microbial populations were detected using real-time PCR. The results revealed no significant ( P  > 0.05) interactions between dietary CTFR and SC for most parameters. Dietary CTFR had a significant effect ( P  < 0.01) on degradation characteristics of alfalfa pellets and the copies of rumen microorganism; the increasing concentrate level resulted in linear, quadratic or cubic variation trend for these parameters. SC supplementation significantly ( P  < 0.05) affected dry matter (DM) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) degradation rates ( c  DM ,  c  NDF ) and NDF effective degradability (ED NDF ). Compared with the control group, there was an increasing trend of rumen fungi and protozoa in SC group ( P  < 0.1); copies of total bacteria in SC group were significantly higher ( P  < 0.05). Additionally, percentage of  Ruminobacter amylophilus  was significantly lower ( P  < 0.05) but percentage of  Selenomonas ruminantium  was significantly higher ( P  < 0.05) in the SC group. In a word, dietary CTFR had a significant effect on degradation characteristics of forage and rumen microbial population.  S. cerevisiae  had positive effects on DM and NDF degradation rate or effective degradability of forage;  S. cerevisiae  increased rumen total bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and lactate-utilizing bacteria but reduced starch-degrading and lactate-producing bacteria.

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Effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on alfalfa nutrient degradation characteristics and rumen microbial populations of steers fed diets with different concentrate-to-forage ratios