The bovine gastrointestinal (GI) tract microbiota has important influences on animal health
and production. Presently, a large number of studies have used high-throughput sequencing …

Hematophagous Stomoxys (stable) fly populations in dairy barns are sustained by a
constant availability of cattle hosts and manure, which serve as major reservoirs of both …

Microbial communities associated with dairy farm operations have a significant influence on
food safety, dairy product quality, and animal health. This study aimed to create a microbial …

The gut microbiome of companion animals is relatively underexplored, despite its relevance
to animal health, pet owner health, and basic microbial community biology. Here, we provide …

The aim of this study was to investigate the vertical transfer of microbiota from dams to the
offspring. We studied a pair of 20 dams and its offspring. Maternal sources (colostrum, feces …

Antimicrobial drug concentrations in the gastrointestinal tract likely drive antimicrobial
resistance in enteric bacteria. Our objective was to determine the concentration of ceftiofur …

As a microbial group in watershed ecosystems, the bacterial community is a sensitive
indicator of external environmental fluctuations. However, the effects of different sources of …

In integrated crop-livestock systems, livestock graze on cover crops and deposit raw manure
onto fields to improve soil health and fertility. However, enteric pathogens shed by grazing …

The uncomposted faeces of dairy cow are usually stacked on cow breeding farms, dried
under natural conditions and then used as cow bedding material or they may be …

Salmonella is a significant food safety concern in commercial beef production, and some
contamination is thought to occur by inclusion of Salmonella-infected peripheral lymph …