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Temporal stability of the rumen microbiome and its longitudinal associations with performance traits in beef cattle.
Scientific reports - 5 Sept 2024
Lima Joana, Martínez-Álvaro Marina, Mattock Jennifer, Auffret Marc D, Duthie Carol-Anne, Cleveland Matthew A, Dewhurst Richard J, Watson Mick, Roehe Rainer
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The rumen microbiome is the focus of a growing body of research, mostly based on investigation of rumen fluid samples collected once from each animal. Exploring the temporal stability of rumen microbiome profiles is imperative, as it enables evaluating the reliability of findings obtained through single-timepoint sampling. We explored the temporal stability of rumen microbiomes considering taxonomic and...
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