Gut microbiota resilience in horse athletes following holidays out to pasture

Abstract Elite horse athletes that live in individual boxes and train and compete for hours experience long-term physical and mental stress that compromises animal welfare and alters the gut microbiota. We therefore assessed if a temporary period out to pasture with conspecifics could improve animal...

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Main Authors: Núria Mach, Léa Lansade, David Bars-Cortina, Sophie Dhorne-Pollet, Aline Foury, Marie-Pierre Moisan, Alice Ruet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84497-y