mSystems (Oct 2021)

Microbiome Clusters Disclose Physiologic Variances in Dairy Cows Challenged by Calving and Lipopolysaccharides

  • Johanna Tröscher-Mußotter,
  • Johan S. Saenz,
  • Sandra Grindler,
  • Jennifer Meyer,
  • Susanne U. Kononov,
  • Beate Mezger,
  • Daniel Borda-Molina,
  • Jana Frahm,
  • Sven Dänicke,
  • Amélia Camarinha-Silva,
  • Korinna Huber,
  • Jana Seifert

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00856-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 5

Abstract

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The health of dairy cows has to be carefully considered for sustainable and efficient animal production. The microbiome of animals plays an important role in the host’s nutrient supply and regulation of immune functions.