The Rumen Specific Bacteriome in Dry Dairy Cows and Its Possible Relationship with Phenotypes

Overview

Journal Animals (Basel)

Date 2020 Oct 6

PMID 33019774

Citations 7

Authors

Shih-Te Chuang

Shang-Tse Ho

Po-Wen Tu

Kuan-Yi Li

Yu-Lun Kuo

Jia-Shian Shiu

Sheng-Yao Wang

Ming-Ju Chen

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Abstract

Most microbiome studies of dairy cows have investigated the compositions and functions of rumen microbial communities in lactating dairy cows. The importance of the relationships among hosts, microbiota, diet composition, and milk production remains unknown in dry dairy cows. Thus, in the present study, the composition of the rumen microbiome in cows from three dairy farms was investigated to identify core bacteria contributing to various physiological roles during rumen fermentation in dry dairy cows. The results indicated that ruminal fluid in dry dairy cows from different regional farms had core rumen microbiota that could be clearly distinguished from that of cows of the other farms. Further identification of key microorganisms associated with each farm revealed that , , , , , and were major contributors. Spearman's correlation indicated that the abundance of genera such as and in dry dairy cows could indicate milk yield in the previous lactating period. Functional pathway analysis of the rumen bacterial communities demonstrated that amino acid metabolism and carbohydrate metabolism were the major pathways. Our findings provide knowledge of the composition and predicted functions of rumen microbiota in dry dairy cows from regional farms, which underscore the importance of the relationships among hosts, microbiota, diet composition, and milk production.

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