16S rRNA and Metagenomic Datasets of Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Fetal and 7-Day-Old Goat Kids.

ABSTRACT: The perinatal period (from late gestation to the neonatal stage) in ruminants is a critical phase for fetal organ maturation, where ecological succession of gastrointestinal microbial communities significantly impacts livestock production efficiency. However, research remains insufficient regarding the distribution patterns and functional annotation of microbial communities across different gastrointestinal compartments during this period. This study characterized early microbiota dynamics in Hutianshi Goats using 16S rRNA sequencing (4 fetal goats at 90 ± 10 gestational days) and metagenomics (3 7-day-old goat kids). The fetal goat group generated 852,694 valid reads, yielding 688,277 high-quality reads after chimera removal for downstream analysis. The 7-day-old goat kids group produced

SUBMITTER: Jiang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12263884 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature