ArticleBMC microbiology2016
Influence of periparturient and postpartum diets on rumen methanogen communities in three breeds of primiparous dairy cows.
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- Comparative study of the bacterial communities throughout the gastrointestinal tract in two beef cattle breeds.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Stability Assessment of the Rumen Bacterial and Archaeal Communities in Dairy Cows Within a Single Lactation and Its Association With Host Phenotype.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Holstein and Jersey Steers Differ in Rumen Microbiota and Enteric Methane Emissions Even Fed the Same Total Mixed Ration.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Rumen and Fecal Microbial Community Structure of Holstein and Jersey Dairy Cows as Affected by Breed, Diet, and Residual Feed Intake.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2019Article
- Metagenomic investigation of gastrointestinal microbiome in cattle.Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences · 2017Review
- Comparison of rumen bacterial communities in dairy herds of different production.BMC microbiology · 2017Article
- Gut Colonization by Methanogenic Archaea Is Associated with Organic Dairy Consumption in Children.Frontiers in microbiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundEnteric methane from rumen methanogens is responsible for 25.9 % of total methane emissions in the United States. Rumen methanogens also contribute to decreased animal feed efficiency. For methane mitigation strategies to be successful, it is important to establish which factors influence the rumen methanogen community and rumen volatile fatty acids (VFA). In the present study, we used next-generation sequencing to determine if dairy breed and/or days in milk (DIM) (high-fiber periparturient versus high-starch postpartum diets) affect the rumen environment and methanogen community of primiparous Holstein, Jersey, and Holstein-Jersey crossbreeds.
resultsWhen the 16S rRNA gene sequences were processed and assigned to operational taxonomic units (OTU), a core methanogen community was identified, consisting of Methanobrevibacter (Mbr.) smithii, Mbr. thaueri, Mbr. ruminantium, and Mbr. millerae. The 16S rRNA gene sequence reads clustered at 3 DIM, but not by breed. At 3 DIM, the mean % abundance of Mbr. thaueri was lower in Jerseys (26.9 %) and higher in Holsteins (30.7 %) and Holstein-Jersey crossbreeds (30.3 %) (P < 0.001). The molar concentrations of total VFA were higher at 3 DIM than at 93, 183, and 273 DIM, whereas the molar proportions of propionate were increased at 3 and 93 DIM, relative to 183 and 273 DIM. Rumen methanogen densities, distributions of the Mbr. species, and VFA molar proportions did not differ by breed.
conclusionsThe data from the present study suggest that a core methanogen community is present among dairy breeds, through out a lactation. Furthermore, the methanogen communities were more influenced by DIM and the breed by DIM interactions than breed differences.
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