The rumen microbiome and its metabolome together with the host metabolome regulate the growth performance of crossbred cattle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although it has been demonstrated that gastrointestinal microorganisms greatly influence livestock performance, the effect of gastrointestinal microorganisms on the growth performance of crossbred cattle remains unclear. Due to their superior production characteristics, understanding the impact of gastrointestinal microorganisms on the growth performance of crossbred beef cattle is of significant importance for improving farming efficiency.

Result

In this study, healthy Simmental with similar birth date and weight were selected as dams, Simmental (Combination I), Belgian Blue (Combination II) and Red Angus (Combination III) were used as parents for crossbreeding. The progeny of the three combination crosses were measured for growth performance under identical cond

SUBMITTER: Zhao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11927116 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature