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Unique rumen micromorphology and microbiota–metabolite interactions: features and strategies for Tibetan sheep adaptation to the plateau

Qianling Chen; Yuzhu Sha; Xiu Liu; Yanyu He; Xiaowei Chen; Wenxin Yang; Min Gao; Wei Huang; Jiqing Wang; Jianwen He; Lei Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology · 2024

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Summary

The rumen microbiota-a symbiont to its host and consists of critical functional substances-plays a vital role in the animal body and represents a new perspective in the study of adaptive evolution in animals. This study used Slide Viewer slicing analysis system, gas chromatography, RT-qPCR and other technologies, as well as 16S and metabolomics determination methods, to measure and analyze the microstructure of rumen epithelium, rumen fermentation parameters, rumen transport genes, rumen microbiota and metabolites in Tibetan sheep and Hu sheep. The results indicate that the rumen nipple height and cuticle thickness of Tibetan sheep are significantly greater than those of Hu sheep (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and that the digestion and absorption of forage are greater. The levels of carbohydrate metab

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3389/fmicb.2024.1471732
Catalogue ID
NRmo9zxr64-02i
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