Cecal metabolomics of 2 divergently selected rabbit lines revealed microbial mechanisms correlated to intramuscular fat deposition.

ABSTRACT: The gastrointestinal microbiota plays a key role in the host physiology and health through a complex host-microbiota co-metabolism. Metabolites produced by microbial metabolism can travel through the bloodstream to reach distal organs and affect their function, ultimately influencing the development of relevant production traits such as meat quality. Meat quality is a complex trait made up of a number of characteristics and intramuscular fat content (IMF) is considered to be one of the most important parameters. In this study, 52 rabbits from 2 lines divergently selected for IMF (high-IMF (H) and low-IMF (L) lines) were used to perform an untargeted metabolomic analysis of their cecal content, with the aim to obtain information on genetically determined microbial metabolism related to IMF.

SUBMITTER: Zubiri-Gaitan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638726 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature