Evolution of rumen and oral microbiota in calves is influenced by age and time of weaning

Abstract Background The rumen bacterial communities are changing dynamically throughout the first year of calf’s life including the weaning period as a critical event. Rumen microbiome analysis is often limited to invasive rumen sampling procedures but the oral cavity of ruminants is expected to har...

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Main Authors: Nida Amin, Sarah Schwarzkopf, Asako Kinoshita, Johanna Tröscher-Mußotter, Sven Dänicke, Amélia Camarinha-Silva, Korinna Huber, Jana Frahm, Jana Seifert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00095-3