M. Nikbachat

Agricultural Research Organization — Israel

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology(20), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock(9), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock(6), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(5), Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits(5)

Publications26 total

Effect of forage-to-concentrate ratio on production efficiency of low-efficient high-yielding lactating cows
animal·2020· 18 citedOpen Access
Dietary restriction improved feed efficiency of inefficient lactating cows
Journal of Dairy Science·2019· 19 citedOpen Access
Effect of lactation trimester and parity on eating behavior, milk production and efficiency traits of dairy cows
animal·2019· 14 citedOpen Access
Eating behavior, milk production, rumination, and digestibility characteristics of high- and low-efficiency lactating cows fed a low-roughage diet
Journal of Dairy Science·2018· 35 citedOpen Access
Effect of feeding long or short wheat hay v. wheat silage in the ration of lactating cows on intake, milk production and digestibility
animal·2017· 13 citedOpen Access
Effect of wheat hay particle size and replacement of wheat hay with wheat silage on rumen pH, rumination and digestibility in ruminally cannulated non-lactating cows
animal·2016· 7 citedOpen Access
Effect of feeding ensiled mixture of pomegranate pulp and drier feeds on digestibility and milk performance in dairy cows
Journal of Dairy Research·2015· 31 cited
Effect of feeding lactating cows with ensiled mixture of Moringa oleifera, wheat hay and molasses, on digestibility and efficiency of milk production
Animal Feed Science and Technology·2015· 47 cited
Effect of ensiling pomegranate pulp with solid additives on chemical composition, intake and digestibility by sheep
Small Ruminant Research·2015· 13 cited
Composition, preservation and digestibility by sheep of wet by-products from the food industry
Animal Feed Science and Technology·2015· 22 cited
Effects of including NaOH-treated corn straw as a substitute for wheat hay in the ration of lactating cows on performance, digestibility, and rumen microbial profile
Journal of Dairy Science·2014· 21 citedOpen Access
Digestibility by lambs and nutritive value for lactating ewes of a total mixed ration containing Cephalaria joppensis silage as wheat silage substitute
Small Ruminant Research·2012· 5 cited
Effects of adding a concentrated pomegranate-residue extract to the ration of lactating cows on in vivo digestibility and profile of rumen bacterial population
Journal of Dairy Science·2012· 80 citedOpen Access
Effects of adding a concentrated pomegranate extract to the ration of lactating cows on performance and udder health parameters
Animal Feed Science and Technology·2012· 61 cited
Fresh dairy manure as a substitute for chemical fertilization in growing wheat forage; effects on soil properties, forage yield and composition, weed contamination, and hay intake and digestibility by sheep
Animal Feed Science and Technology·2011· 11 cited
Effects of feeding cows in early lactation with soy hulls as partial forage replacement on heat production, retained energy and performance
Animal Feed Science and Technology·2009· 14 cited
Effect of feeding cows in early lactation with diets differing in roughage-neutral detergent fiber content on intake behavior, rumination, and milk production
Journal of Dairy Science·2009· 111 citedOpen Access
Characteristics of tall versus short-type varieties of forage sorghum grown under two irrigation levels, for summer and subsequent fall harvests, and digestibility by sheep of their silages
Animal Feed Science and Technology·2009· 60 cited
Effects of cooling dry cows under heat load conditions on mammary gland enzymatic activity, intake of food and water, and performance during the dry period and after parturition
Livestock Science·2009· 80 cited
Heat production, eating behavior and milk yield of lactating cows fed two rations differing in roughage content and digestibility under heat load conditions
Livestock Science·2008· 20 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

J. Miron(26), Edith Yosef(19), R. Solomon(13), A. Zenou(13), G. Adin(12), S.J. Mabjeesh(12), I. Halachmi(9), A. Shabtay(7), Itzhak Mizrahi(5), D. Ben‐Ghedalia(5), Yehoshav Ben-Meir(5), Y. Portnik(5), A. Brosh(4), Z.G. Weinberg(4), Y.A. Ben Meir(4), S. Jacoby(4), Yoav Shaani(4), Avi Shamay(3), E. Shoshani(3), H. Levit(3)