Growth Stages and Inter-Species Gut Microbiota Composition and Function in Captive Red Deer (<i>Cervus elaphus alxaicus</i>) and Blue Sheep (<i>Pseudois nayaur</i>)

Growth Stages and Inter-Species Gut Microbiota Composition and Function in Captive Red Deer (<i>Cervus elaphus alxaicus</i>) and Blue Sheep (<i>Pseudois nayaur</i>)

Blue sheep and red deer, second-class key protected animals in China, are sympatric species with a high degree of overlap of food resources in the Helan Mountains, China. Previous studies with blue sheep and red deer in nature have shown that their physiology is closely related to their gut microbio...

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Main Authors: Yao Zhao, Jia Sun, Mengqi Ding, Romaan Hayat Khattak, Liwei Teng, Zhensheng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
gut microbes
captivity
16S rRNA gene sequencing
red deer
blue sheep
growth stage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/4/553

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