Relationship between the rumen microbiome and liver transcriptome in beef cattle divergent for feed efficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Feed costs account for a high proportion of the variable cost of beef production, ultimately impacting overall profitability. Thus, improving feed efficiency of beef cattle, by way of determining the underlying genomic control and selecting for feed efficient cattle provides a method through which feed input costs may be reduced whilst also contributing to the environmental sustainability of beef production. The rumen microbiome dictates the feed degradation capacity and consequent nutrient supply in ruminants, thus potentially impacted by feed efficiency phenotype. Equally, liver tissue has been shown to be responsive to feed efficiency phenotype as well as dietary intake. However, although both the rumen microbiome and liver transcriptome have been shown to be impacted

SUBMITTER: Keogh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11414306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature