Feed Additives Differentially Impact the Epimural Microbiota and Host Epithelial Gene Expression of the Bovine Rumen Fed Diets Rich in Concentrates
Renée M. Petri, Viktoria Neubauer, Elke Humer, Iris Kröger, Nicole Reisinger, Qendrim Zebeli
Abstract
= 0.83). These results show that supplementing feed additives to high grain diets can have a positive influence on the stability of the epimural populations, and that changes in the epimural community are correlated with changes in host epithelial gene expression.
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RumenBiologyAnimal scienceMicrobiologyButyrateForageMicrobiomeFermentationFood scienceGeneticsBotanyRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyPlant and fungal interactionsGut microbiota and health