Repeated inoculation with fresh rumen fluid before or during weaning modulates the microbiota composition and co-occurrence of the rumen and colon of lambs
Abstract Background Many recent studies have gravitated towards manipulating the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome of livestock to improve host nutrition and health using dietary interventions. Few studies, however, have evaluated if inoculation with rumen fluid could effectively reprogram the develo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-1716-z |