During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a
refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts …

Simple Summary The Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), the only extant species
of wild horse, was extinct in the wild in 1960s. The wild horse has been successfully saved …

Domesticated horses live under different conditions compared with their extinct wild
ancestors. While housed, medicated and kept on a restricted source of feed, the microbiota …

Simple Summary Several studies have described the bacterial composition in the intestines
of horses, and several factors of influence have been detected. Variation in the results …

Background Gut microbial compositional and functional variation can affect health and
production performance of farm animals. Analysing metabolites in biological samples …

Pangolins (scaly anteaters, Pholidota) are among those mammals that are most affected by
the international, illegal wildlife trade. Recently, wildlife rescue centers in China became …

Background The intestinal microbiota play remarkable roles in maintaining the health of their
hosts. Recent studies focused on gut bacterial diversity in birds and poultry, with little …

Mammalian gastrointestinal microbiomes are highly variable, both within individuals and
across populations, with changes linked to time and ageing being widely reported …

Horse botflies have been a threat to the Przewalski's horses in the Kalamaili Nature Reserve
in Xinjiang of China since their reintroduction to the original range. As larvae of these …

Simple Summary The intestinal microbial community in horses is very complex and interacts
closely with diets. Apart from traditional forage diets, such as hay and pasture grass, silage …