Effects of long-distance transportation on blood constituents and composition of the nasal microbiota in healthy donkeys

Abstract Background This study aims to determine the effects of transportation on the nasal microbiota of healthy donkeys using 16S rRNA sequencing. Results Deep nasal swabs and blood were sampled from 14 donkeys before and after 21 hours’ long-distance transportation. The values of the plasma hormo...

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Main Authors: Fuwei Zhao, Guimiao Jiang, Chuanliang Ji, Zhiping Zhang, Weiping Gao, Peixiang Feng, Haijing Li, Min Li, Haibing Liu, Guiqin Liu, Humberto B. Magalhaes, Jianji Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-020-02563-5