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ReviewAnimal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)2021

Gut microbiome colonization and development in neonatal ruminants: Strategies, prospects, and opportunities.

Muhammad A Arshad, Faiz-Ul Hassan, Muhammad S Rehman, Sharon A Huws, Yanfen Cheng, Ahmad U Din

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Review in Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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80citing papers in PubMed
20.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad A ArshadInstitute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
Faiz-Ul HassanInstitute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
Muhammad S RehmanInstitute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
Sharon A HuwsSchool of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5DL, GB-NIR, UK.
Yanfen ChengLaboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Ahmad U DinDrug Discovery Research Center, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Nanjing Agricultural University · CNGuangxi Buffalo Research Institute · CNQueen's University Belfast · GBSouthwest Medical University · CNUniversity of Agriculture Faisalabad · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colonization and development of the gut microbiome is a crucial consideration for optimizing the health and performance of livestock animals. This is mainly attributed to the fact that dietary and management practices greatly influence the gut microbiota, subsequently leading to changes in nutrient utilization and immune response. A favorable microbiome can be implanted through dietary or management interventions of livestock animals, especially during early life. In this review, we explore all the possible factors (for example gestation, colostrum, and milk feeding, drinking water, starter feed, inoculation from healthy animals, prebiotics/probiotics, weaning time, essential oil and transgenesis), which can influence rumen microbiome colonization and development. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of potential strategies used to manipulate gut development and microbial colonization to improve the production and health of newborn calves at an early age when they are most susceptible to enteric disease. Moreover, we provide insights into possible interventions and their potential effects on rumen development and microbiota establishment. Prospects of latest techniques like transgenesis and host genetics have also been discussed regarding their potential role in modulation of rumen microbiome and subsequent effects on gut development and performance in neonatal ruminants.

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Gut developmentHealthMicrobial colonizationPerformanceRumen microbiota

Identifiers

PMID34632119
PMCPMC8484983
OpenAlexW3166793908

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