Study of cattle microbiota in different regions of Kazakhstan using 16S metabarcoding analysis.

ABSTRACT: Methane (CH₄) is an important greenhouse gas (GHG). Enteric methane emissions from farmed ruminant livestock account for approximately 15% of global GHG emissions, with approximately 44% of livestock emissions in the form of methane. The purpose of the research is to study the influence of feeding types and regional characteristics of Kazakhstan on the microbiota of feces and the number of methane-forming archaea of beef and meat-and-dairy cattle productivity. For this purpose, fecal samples were taken rectally from 37 cattle heads from four regions of Kazakhstan (Western, Southern, Northern and Southeast). The taxonomic composition of the community in all samples was determined by 16S metabarcoding; additionally alpha and beta diversities were calculated. The dominant phyla wer

SUBMITTER: Daugaliyeva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9525287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature