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FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.682989
Keywords
yak; feeding system; rumen; microorganism; metabolomics; growth
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- Project of Innovative Research on Yak Molecular Breeding Technology under the Innovation Population of Basic Research in Gansu Province [20JR5RA580]
- Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program [CAAS-ASTIP-2014-LIHPS01]
- National Beef Cattle Industry Technology and System [CARS-37]
- Integrated Demonstration Project of Key Technologies for Cattle and Sheep Breeding in Agropastoral Ecotone [16190050-03]
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This study compared the effects of different feeding systems on the growth performance and rumen development of yaks, revealing that house feeding significantly improved growth and rumen development. Microbiome and metabolomics analysis provided insights into the biological mechanisms underlying these improvements.
The change in the feeding system can greatly improve the growth performance of the yak (Bos grunniens), an important livestock species in the plateau region. Here, we comprehensively compared the effects of different feeding systems on the growth performance and ruminal development of yaks, and investigated the effects of ruminal microorganisms and metabolites using the 16S rRNA gene sequencing and liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) technologies. We found that compared to traditional grazing feeding, house feeding significantly improved the growth performance (such as average daily gain and net meat weight) and rumen development of the yaks. At the genus level, the abundance of Rikenellaceae RC9 Gut group, Christensenellaceae R-7 group, Lachnospiraceae NK3A20 group, Ruminococcaceae UCG-014, and Prevotellaceae UCG-003 showed significant differences and was closely related to rumen development in the two distinct feeding systems. Also, metabolomics revealed that the change in the feeding system significantly affected the concentration and metabolic pathways of the related rumen metabolites. The metabolites with significant differences were significantly enriched in purine metabolism (xanthine, adenine, inosine, etc.), tyrosine metabolism (L-tyrosine, dopaquinone, etc.), phenylalanine metabolism (dihydro-3-caumaric acid, hippuric acid, etc.), and cAMP signaling pathway [acetylcholine, (-)-epinephrine, etc.]. This study scientifically support the house fattening feeding system for yaks. Also, our results provide new insights into the composition and function of microbial communities that promote ruminal development and in general growth of the yaks.
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