Nutrient availability of roughages in isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets alters the bacterial networks in the whole gastrointestinal tract of Hu sheep

Abstract Background The nutrient availability of roughages could affect the dietary utilization efficiency of ruminants even in isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets. Here, we analyzed the bacterial composition and their metabolic pathways in the gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of Hu sheep fed with whe...

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Main Authors: Yuqi Li, Jian Gao, Yihan Xue, Ruolin Sun, Xiaoni Sun, Zhanying Sun, Suozhu Liu, Zhankun Tan, Weiyun Zhu, Yanfen Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-02814-z