Oral Samples as Non-Invasive Proxies for Assessing the Composition of the Rumen Microbial Community.

Microbial community analysis was carried out on ruminal digesta obtained directly via rumen fistula and buccal fluid, regurgitated digesta (bolus) and faeces of dairy cattle to assess if non-invasive samples could be used as proxies for ruminal digesta. Samples were collected from five cows receivin...

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Main Authors: Ilma Tapio, Kevin J Shingfield, Nest McKain, Aurélie Bonin, Daniel Fischer, Ali R Bayat, Johanna Vilkki, Pierre Taberlet, Timothy J Snelling, R John Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4795602?pdf=render