Modulations in gastrointestinal microbiota during postpartum period fulfill energy requirements and maintain health of lactating Tibetan cattle
Microbial network analysis revealed that most of the active genera in all networks belonged to phylum Firmicutes, indicating the importance of this phyla during postpartum period of lactating cattle. The functional analysis revealed distinct division of labor among three gastrointestinal sites associated with defense, fatty acid synthesis, and maintaining health of host. All in all, our findings provide insights into the metabolic and microbial changes of lactating Tibetan cattle and help to the improvement of the management strategies.
Authors
- Juanshan Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1959-7404)
- Yang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-7543)
- Anum Ali Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-4961)
- Fang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7713-561X)
- Jianbo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-2164)
- Feng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0126-4246)
- Zeyi Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1968-6474)
- Xuezhi Ding
- Huan Zhai
- Shuanghong Qin
- Jing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3255-3019)
Institutions
- Qinghai University (CN)
- Roslin Institute (GB)
- Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (CN)
- Xian Yang Central Hospital (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (CN)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1369173
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- National Key Research and Development Program of China