Exploring the cecal microbial community associated with fat deposition in sheep and its possible pathways of action
Compared with muscle development, fat deposition consumes more energy, and controlling the fat deposition process can effectively reduce energy waste. Current research on rumination mainly focuses on the rumen but lacks research on the hindgut. This study identifies differences in the cecal microbiota of sheep with varying fat deposition levels and highlights significant correlations between specific microorganisms, cecal metabolites, and host traits. Therefore, the regulation of cecal microorganisms can help improve the fat deposition characteristics of sheep.
Authors
- Yukun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0981-4513)
- Huibin Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1294-0660)
- Jiangbo Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1281-5157)
- Deyin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5015-1080)
- Xiaoxue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-5393)
- Weimin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6660-4865)
- Xiaolong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3637-295X)
- Liming Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6731-0279)
- Kai Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9320-0997)
- Yuan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2940-1786)
- Quanzhong Xu
- Dan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9128-5328)
- Xiaobin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-1287)
- Zongwu Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8413-2937)
Institutions
- Gansu Agricultural University (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems
- Lanzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Spectrum
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01488-24
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.71
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China