RUMINANT NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Research Progress on Precision Regulation of Nutritional Immunity in Dairy Cows Driven by Multi-omics Technologies

  • ZHANG Wenxue
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  • Lijin County Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Dongying Shandong 257447

Online published: 2026-07-22

Abstract

The regulation of nutritional immunity in dairy cows is a core aspect of ensuring herd health and enhancing production performance, and precision nutritional intervention has become an important direction in modern dairy farming. The rapid development of multi-omics technologies has provided effective tools for deciphering the complex regulatory mechanisms between nutrition and immunity in dairy cows. This paper systematically reviewed the application progress of multi-omics technologies in areas such as intestinal microecology-immune interactions, immunoregulatory mechanisms of key nutrients, nutritional stress responses, and the formulation of precision nutritional strategies. It further explored the central role of multi-omics technologies in advancing precision regulation of nutritional immunity in dairy cows, offering a reference for healthy dairy farming and high-quality industry development.

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ZHANG Wenxue . Research Progress on Precision Regulation of Nutritional Immunity in Dairy Cows Driven by Multi-omics Technologies[J]. China Dairy, 2026 , 0(6) : 49 -55 . DOI: 10.12377/1671-4393.26.06.06

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