Combining host and rumen metagenome profiling for selection in sheep: prediction of methane, feed efficiency, production, and health traits

Combining host and rumen metagenome profiling for selection in sheep: prediction of methane, feed efficiency, production, and health traits

Abstract Background Rumen microbes break down complex dietary carbohydrates into energy sources for the host and are increasingly shown to be a key aspect of animal performance. Host genotypes can be combined with microbial DNA sequencing to predict performance traits or traits related to environmen...

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Main Authors: Melanie K. Hess, Larissa Zetouni, Andrew S. Hess, Juliana Budel, Ken G. Dodds, Hannah M. Henry, Rudiger Brauning, Alan F. McCulloch, Sharon M. Hickey, Patricia L. Johnson, Sara Elmes, Janine Wing, Brooke Bryson, Kevin Knowler, Dianne Hyndman, Hayley Baird, Kathryn M. McRae, Arjan Jonker, Peter H. Janssen, John C. McEwan, Suzanne J. Rowe
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00822-1

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