Raw milk and fecal microbiota of commercial Alpine dairy cows varies with herd, fat content and diet.

The factors that influence the diversity and composition of raw milk and fecal microbiota in healthy commercial dairy herds are not fully understood, partially because the majority of metataxonomic studies involve experimental farms and/or single factors. We analyzed the raw milk and fecal microbiot...

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Main Authors: Francesca Albonico, Claudia Barelli, Davide Albanese, Mattia Manica, Erika Partel, Fausta Rosso, Silvia Ripellino, Massimo Pindo, Claudio Donati, Alfonso Zecconi, Michele Mortarino, Heidi C Hauffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237262