Antimicrobial peptides act on the rumen microbiome and metabolome affecting the performance of castrated bulls

Abstract Background Many countries have already banned the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry, making it extremely difficult to maintain animal health in livestock breeding. In the livestock industry, there is an urgent need to develop alternatives to antibiotics which will not lead to drug resi...

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Main Authors: Jinping Shi, Yu Lei, Jianping Wu, Zemin Li, Xiao Zhang, Li Jia, Ying Wang, Yue Ma, Ke Zhang, Qiang Cheng, Zhao Zhang, Yannan Ma, Zhaomin Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-023-00832-5