Effect of maternal separation and transportation stress on the bovine upper respiratory tract microbiome and the immune response to resident opportunistic pathogens

Abstract Background The bovine upper respiratory tract (URT) microbiome includes opportunistic pathogens that cause respiratory disease and stress associated with maternal separation and transportation contributes to the severity of this respiratory disease. Stress is known to alter the gut microbio...

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Main Authors: Nilusha Malmuthuge, Angela Howell, Natasa Arsic, Tracy Prysliak, Jose Perez-Casal, Philip Griebel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00123-2