Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Batistel Lab
Led by Fernanda Batistel · Animal Sciences
What we study
The Batistel Lab studies how dietary fatty acids affect ruminant digestion and fermentation, and how nutrients influence fetal development. Research involves analyzing animal diets and rumen processes.
What working here is like
- Farm animals (cattle, horses, poultry)
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Effects of dietary fatty acids on fiber digestion and rumen fermentation
Investigating how different fats in animal diets impact digestion and fermentation in the rumen.
Impact of nutrients on fetal programming
Examining how dietary nutrients affect fetal development in ruminant animals.
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Recent papers, explained
- Using gnotobiotic ruminants to dissect host–microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture
2026 · Frontiers in Microbiology
Uses gnotobiotic ruminants to study host-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture.
- Resource islands for creating diverse rangeland foodscapes
2026 · The Rangeland Journal
Reviews resource islands as a way to create diverse rangeland foodscapes for cattle.
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- Characterization of potential sources of secretory immunoglobulin A reaching the rumen and its effects on microbial growth and fermentation
2026 · Journal of Dairy Science
Identifies sources of rumen SIgA and tests its effects on microbial growth and fermentation.
- Replacing conventional magnesium oxide with high-solubility magnesium oxide while reducing sodium bicarbonate improves ruminal pH and fiber digestibility
2026 · Journal of Dairy Science
Shows high-solubility magnesium oxide can replace conventional magnesium oxide to improve ruminal pH.
- Palmitic acid alone or combined with stearic and oleic enhances ruminal fiber degradation and alters microbiome composition
2025 · Frontiers in Microbiology
Tests if palmitic acid alone or combined with stearic and oleic improves ruminal fiber degradation.
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