Rumen and Cecum Microbiomes in Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) Are Changed in Response to a Lichen Diet and May Affect Enteric Methane Emissions

Rumen and Cecum Microbiomes in Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) Are Changed in Response to a Lichen Diet and May Affect Enteric Methane Emissions

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) are large Holarctic herbivores whose heterogeneous diet has led to the development of a unique gastrointestinal microbiota, essential for the digestion of arctic flora, which may include a large proportion of lichens during winter. Lichens are rich in plant seco...

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Main Authors: Salgado-Flores, Alejandro, Hagen, Live H., Ishaq, Suzanne L., Zamanzadeh, Mirzaman, Wright, André-Denis G., Pope, Phillip B., Sundset, Monica A.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Sch Anim & Comparat Biomed Sci
Language:en
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/614952
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/614952

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