Relationship between sheep feces scores and gastrointestinal microorganisms and their effects on growth traits and blood indicators.

ABSTRACT: Fecal scores are crucial for assessing the digestive and gastrointestinal status of animals. The Bristol fecal scoring system is a commonly used method for the subjective evaluation of host feces, there is limited research on fecal scoring standards for fattening Hu sheep. In this study, Hu sheep were collected for rumen, rectum, and colon contents for 16S rDNA sequencing. 514 Hu sheep feces were scored based on the Bristol fecal scoring system, and production performance at each stage was measured. Finally, we developed the scoring standard of the manure of Hu sheep in the fattening period (a total of five grades). The result shows that moisture content significantly increased with higher grades (p < 0.05). We analyzed the relationship between fecal scores and production traits, bl

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10899443 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature