Maternal influences on oral and faecal microbiota maturation in neonatal calves in beef and dairy production systems

Maternal influences on oral and faecal microbiota maturation in neonatal calves in beef and dairy production systems

Abstract Background The dam is considered an important source of microbes for the calf; consequently, the development of calf microbiota may vary with farming system due to differences between the contact the calf has with the dam. The objective of this study was to characterise the early changes in...

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Main Authors: Matthew Barden, Peter Richards-Rios, Erika Ganda, Luca Lenzi, Richard Eccles, Joseph Neary, Joanne Oultram, Georgios Oikonomou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Beef calves
Dairy calves
Microbiota
Neonates
Gastrointestinal tract
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-020-00049-1

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