Remodeling of intestinal bacterial community and metabolome of Dezhou donkey induced by corn silage

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 17032 - 13
• Main Authors: Sha, Yujie, Yu, Jiafeng, Xia, Dong, Zhang, Yan, Liu, Jian, Wang, Huisong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 24.07.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326/2565; 631/601/1737; 692/700/2814; Animal Feed; Animal growth; Animals; Arachidonic acid; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - metabolism; Bacterial community; Bacteroidetes; Body weight; Body weight gain; Community composition; Corn; Corn silage; Dezhou donkey; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Equidae; Experiments; Feces - microbiology; Female; Firmicutes; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Humanities and Social Sciences; Intestinal microflora; Male; Metabolites; Metabolome; Microbiota; multidisciplinary; Relative abundance; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Silage; Vegetables; Weight Gain; Xylulose; Zea mays - metabolism; Zea mays - microbiology; Metabolome; Corn silage; Bacterial community; Dezhou donkey

Corn silage can usually improve the growth performance and the meat quality of ruminants, and subsequently increase the economic benefits of farming. However, little is known about the effects of corn silage on donkeys. This experiment investigated the effects of corn silage on the weight gain, gut...