Host transcriptome and microbiome interactions in Holstein cattle under heat stress condition.

ABSTRACT: Climate change affects animal physiology. In particular, rising ambient temperatures reduce animal vitality due to heat stress and this can be observed at various levels which included genome, transcriptome, and microbiome. In a previous study, microbiota highly associated with changes in cattle physiology, which included rectal temperature, drooling score and respiratory score, were identified under heat stress conditions. In the present study, genes differentially expressed between individuals were selected representing different additive genetic effects toward the heat stress response in cattle in their production condition. Moreover, a correlation network analysis was performed to identify interactions between the transcriptome and microbiome for 71 Chinese Holstein cows sequenced for

SUBMITTER: Czech B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9726897 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature