Compositional and Functional Comparisons of the Microbiota in the Colostrum and Mature Milk of Dairy Goats.

ABSTRACT: Goat milk is essential for the initial development of kids by providing a great source of commensal bacteria. In this study, we analyzed the microbiota of the milk of 30 healthy Saanen dairy goats. The 30 samples comprised 15 colostrum and 15 mature milk samples, collected from three different farms of Shaanxi Province. Colostrum samples were collected daily for five days post-delivery and mature milk was collected on the 7th, 10th, 20th, 30th, and 40th days. The result showed that microbial alpha diversity was higher in the mature milk compared with that in the colostrum. Linear discriminant analysis effect size (LEfSe) was performed to detect differentially abundant taxa in colostrum and goat milk. According to taxonomy results, Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidet

SUBMITTER: Niyazbekova Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7690780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature