# Tag: Metagenomics

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### Metagenomic analysis of rumen populations in week-old calves as altered by maternal late gestational nutrition and mode of delivery

12 Jun 2019
Thomas A. Christensen II
Kathy J. Austin
Kristi M. Cammack
Hannah C. Cunningham-Hollinger

Early colonization of the rumen microbiome is critical to host health and long term performance. Factors that influence early colonization include maternal factors such as gestational nutrition and mode of delivery. Therefore, we hypothesized that late gestational nutrition and mode of delivery would influence the calf rumen microbiome. Our objectives were to determine if nutrient restriction during late gestation alters the calf rumen microbiome and determine if ruminal microbiome composition …

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