Metabolic Alternations During Gestation in Dezhou Donkeys and the Link to the Gut Microbiota.

ABSTRACT: The maternal intestinal microbial community changes dramatically during pregnancy and plays an important role in animal growth, metabolism, immunity and reproduction. However, our understanding of microbiota compositional dynamics during the whole pregnancy period in donkey is incomplete. This study was carried out to evaluate gut microbiota alterations as well as the correlation with serum biochemical indices, comparing pregnant donkeys to non-pregnant donkeys. A total of 18 pregnant (including EP, early-stage pregnancy; MP, middle-stage pregnancy and LP, late-stage pregnancy) and six non-pregnant (C as a control) donkey blood samples and rectum contents were collected. The results showed that pregnant donkeys had higher microbial richness than non-pregnant donkeys and that the lowest mic

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8969422 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature