Contribution of gut microbiomes and their metabolomes to the performance of Dorper and Tan sheep.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Livestock is an excellent source of high nutritional value protein for humans; breeding livestock is focused on improving meat productivity and quality. Dorper sheep is a distinguished breed with an excellent growth performance, while Tan sheep is a Chinese local breed famous for its delicious meat. Several studies have demonstrated that the composition of gut microbiome and metabolome modulate host phenotype.

Methods

In the present study, we performed 16S amplicon sequencing and metabolomic analyses of the rumen and hindgut microbiome of 8-month-old Dorper and Tan sheep, raised under identical feeding and management conditions, to explore the potential effects of gut microbiome and its metabolites on growth performance and meat quality.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9742522 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature