Host-associated microbiomes contribute in many ways to the homeostasis of the
metaorganism. The microbiome's contributions range from helping to provide nutrition and …

Globally, there are approximately one billion beef cattle, and compared with poultry and
swine, beef cattle have the poorest conversion efficiency of feed to meat. However, these …

How complex communities assemble through the animal's life, and how predictable the
process is remains unexplored. Here, we investigate the forces that drive the assembly of …

Background Ruminants rely upon a complex community of microbes in their rumen to
convert host-indigestible feed into nutrients. However, little is known about the association …

Modulation of animal gut microbiota is a prominent function of probiotics to improve the
health and performance of livestock. In this study, a large-scale survey to evaluate the effect …

Animal microbiomes are occasionally considered as an extension of host anatomy,
physiology, and even their genomic architecture. Their compositions encompass variable …

Understanding the relationships between social stress and the gastrointestinal microbiota,
and how they influence host health and performance is expected to have many scientific and …

Background Minimizing mortality losses due to multiple stress and obtaining maximum
performance are the production goals for newly received cattle. In recent years, vaccination …

The rumen microbiota comprises a community of microorganisms which specialise in the
degradation of complex carbohydrates from plant-based feed. These microbes play a highly …

In this study, Bos Taurus cattle offered one high concentrate diet (92% concentrate-8%
straw) during two independent trials allowed us to classify 72 animals comprising of two …