Rumen bacterial cluster identification and its influence on rumen metabolites and growth performance of young goats.

ABSTRACT: Enterotypes, which are defined as bacterial clusters in the gut microbiome, have been found to have a close relationship to host metabolism and health. However, this concept has never been used in the rumen, and little is known about the complex biological relationships between ruminants and their rumen bacterial clusters. In this study, we used young goats (n = 99) as a model, fed them the same diet, and analyzed their rumen microbiome and corresponding bacterial clusters. The relationships between the bacterial clusters and rumen fermentation and growth performance in the goats were further investigated. Two bacterial clusters were identified in all goats: the P-cluster (dominated by genus Prevotella, n = 38) and R-cluster (dominated by Ruminococcus, n 

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10522951 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature