Effect of Experimental Diets on the Microbiome of Productive Animals

R Huaiquipán, J Quiñones, R Díaz, C Velásquez… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The microorganisms that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract are responsible for multiple chains
of reactions that affect their environment and modify the internal metabolism, their study …

Differential carbon utilization enables co-existence of recently speciated Campylobacteraceae in the cow rumen epithelial microbiome

CR Strachan, XA Yu, V Neubauer, AJ Mueller… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The activities of different microbes in the cow rumen have been shown to modulate the
host's ability to utilize plant biomass, while the host–rumen interface has received little …

Age as a primary driver of the gut microbial composition and function in wild harbor seals

A Pacheco-Sandoval, A Lago-Lestón… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Dietary changes are the major variation cause in the composition of the gut microbiota. The
short lactation phase in phocids provides an exceptional opportunity to explore the …

Ligularia virgaurea improved nutrient digestion, ruminal fermentation, and bacterial composition in Tibetan sheep grazing on the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau in winter

X Cui, Z Wang, Q Fan, S Chang, T Yan… - Animal Feed Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Modulation of rumen microbiota is a prominent function of dietary supplements to improve
the performance and health of grazing ruminants. This experiment evaluated the influence of …

Shift of dietary carbohydrate source from milk to various solid feeds reshapes the rumen and fecal microbiome in calves

T Hartinger, C Pacífico, G Poier, G Terler… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The transition from milk to solid diets drastically impacts the gut microbiome of calves. We
explored the microbial communities of ruminal fluid and feces of Holstein calves when fed …

Sex differences in rumen fermentation and microbiota of Tibetan goat

X Guo, Y Sha, W Lv, X Pu, X Liu, Y Luo, J Hu… - Microbial Cell …, 2022 - Springer
Background The gut microbiota play an important role in maintaining host metabolism, the
immune system and health, while sex, genotype, diet and health have specific effects on the …

Depicting fecal microbiota characteristic in yak, cattle, yak-cattle hybrid and Tibetan sheep in different eco-regions of Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

X Wang, Z Zhang, B Li, W Hao, W Yin, S Ai… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The gut microbiota is closely associated with the health and production performance of
livestock. Partial studies on ruminant microbiota are already in progress in the Qinghai …

Silibinin reduces in vitro methane production by regulating the rumen microbiome and metabolites

R Liu, Y Shen, H Ma, Y Li, MT Lambo, B Dai… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study used Silibinin as an additive to conduct fermentation experiments, wherein its
effects on rumen gas production, fermentation, metabolites, and microbiome were analyzed …

Ruminal background of predisposed milk urea (MU) concentration in Holsteins

H Honerlagen, H Reyer, D Segelke… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Efforts to reduce nitrogen (N) emissions are currently based on the optimization of dietary-N
supply at average herd N requirements. The implementation of the considerable individual …

Influence of a sodium-saccharin sweetener on the rumen content and rumen epithelium microbiota in dairy cattle during heat stress

LR Koester, K Hayman, CJ Anderson… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The effect of a saccharin-based artificial sweetener was tested on animal performance
measures and on the microbial communities associated with the rumen content and with the …