An investigation into variations in the raw milk microbiota of dairy cows in Ningxia, China: effects of season, farm, parity, and health status
The study indicated that the milk microbiota composition varied with season, farm, health status, and parity. These findings provide insights into the raw milk microflora in this region and can guide local farms in optimizing management and quality control measures.
Authors
- Haihui Gao
- Ke-xin Deng
- Jian Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8000-1147)
- Shiying Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8705-8844)
- Gang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8732-9279)
- Xie Xiu-lan
- Jia-yi Zeng
- Shu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1424-911X)
- Mei Cao
Institutions
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (CN)
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Ningxia University (CN)
- Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (CN)
- Ministry of Education (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-05016-z
- Primary Topic
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia Province