Analysis of Hindgut Microbiome of Sheep and Effect of Different Husbandry Conditions.

ABSTRACT: The microbiome is now seen as an important resource to understand animal health and welfare in many species. However, there are few studies aiming at identifying the association between fecal microbiome composition and husbandry conditions in sheep. A wide range of stressors associated with management and housing of animals increases the hypothalamic-pituitary axis activity, with growing evidence that the microbiome composition can be modified. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to describe the core microbiome in sheep, characterized using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and to explore whether exposure to stressful husbandry conditions changed sheep hindgut microbiome composition. Sheep (n = 10) were divided in two groups: isolated group (individually separated for 3 h/day) and cont

SUBMITTER: Minozzi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822195 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature