Grazing Management Influences Gut Microbial Diversity of Livestock in the Same Area

	Grazing Management Influences Gut Microbial Diversity of Livestock in the Same Area
	Song, Pengfei; Qin, Wen; Huang, YanGan; Wang, Lei; Cai, Zhenyuan; Zhang, Tongzuo
刊名	SUSTAINABILITY
	2020
卷号	12 期号:10
关键词	gut microbiota grazing management livestock diversity
英文摘要	The composition of gut microbiota is closely related to health and nutrition of livestock. Research on the interaction between gut microbiota in livestock and grazing management strategies is unfortunately sparse. By studying the compositions of gut microbiota in sheep and goats in a single, mixed grazing population under the control of herdsman, as well as those of free-range camels in the same area of Qaidam Basin, we found that the composition of gut microbiota between sheep and goats showed no significant difference. However, there were significant differences between mixed group and camels at alpha- and beta-diversities. We speculate that grazing management can shape gut microbial diversity indirectly. Mixed grazing under the control of herdsman lead to similarities in the diversity of gut microbiota among different species and limit their diversities of gut microbiota, which is not conducive to healthy growth of the host. On the contrary, free-range grazing is better for the diversity of gut microbiota. In order to sustainably manage populations of livestock, gut microbiota analysis may prove to be an important indicator for evaluating the merits of different grazing management strategies. Our results lay a foundation to improve the health of livestock and grazing management.
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://210.75.249.4/handle/363003/60339]
专题	西北高原生物研究所_中国科学院西北高原生物研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Song, Pengfei,Qin, Wen,Huang, YanGan,et al. Grazing Management Influences Gut Microbial Diversity of Livestock in the Same Area[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2020,12(10).
APA	Song, Pengfei,Qin, Wen,Huang, YanGan,Wang, Lei,Cai, Zhenyuan,&Zhang, Tongzuo.(2020).Grazing Management Influences Gut Microbial Diversity of Livestock in the Same Area.SUSTAINABILITY,12(10).
MLA	Song, Pengfei,et al."Grazing Management Influences Gut Microbial Diversity of Livestock in the Same Area".SUSTAINABILITY 12.10(2020).