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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025

Comparative analysis of composition and spatial variations in the foregut microbiota of male and female donkeys.

Yanwei Wang, Xiaotong Li, Zuowei Li, Qiaoqiao Han, Tong Hu, Qiyue Zhang, Honglei Qu, Haihua Zhang, Yangyan Qu, Donghui Shi and 2 more

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Yanwei Wang *National Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xiaotong Li *National Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Zuowei LiNational Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Qiaoqiao HanNational Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Tong HuNational Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Qiyue ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Honglei QuNational Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Haihua ZhangHebei Key Laboratory of Specialty Animal Germplasm Resources Exploration and Innovation, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China.
Yangyan QuLaboratory of Feed grain Safety and Healthy Poultry Farming, Beijing Jingwa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Center, Beijing, China.
Donghui ShiCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China.
Qiugang MaNational Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Shimeng HuangNational Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Donkeys, as significant herbivorous mammals, also serve as valuable companion animals. Research on gut microbiota has underscored the essential role of microorganisms in maintaining gut health, supporting nutrient metabolism, and regulating immune function. As the gut microbiota is also shaped by factors such as sex, age, diet, environment and genetics, many studies have on the complexity and diversity of hindgut microbial communities, while few studies have focused on the foregut microbiota of donkeys. To address this gap, we conducted high-throughput sequencing of the highly variable V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene from the donkey small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum) to characterize and compare microbiota composition and abundance between male and female donkeys. A total of 12 healthy and uniformly conditioned Dezhou donkeys (six males and six females, aged 2-3 years, 250 ± 10 kg in weight) were included in the study. The results showed that albumin (ALB), total cholesterol (TC), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were significantly higher (

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