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dc.contributor.authorMcGovern, Emily
dc.contributor.authorKenny, David A.
dc.contributor.authorMcCabe, Matthew S.
dc.contributor.authorFitzsimons, Claire
dc.contributor.authorMcGee, Mark
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Alan K.
dc.contributor.authorWaters, Sinéad M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-28T10:50:01Z
dc.date.available2023-06-28T10:50:01Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-10
dc.identifier.citationMcGovern E, Kenny DA, McCabe MS, Fitzsimons C, McGee M, Kelly AK and Waters SM (2018) 16S rRNA Sequencing Reveals Relationship Between Potent Cellulolytic Genera and Feed Efficiency in the Rumen of Bulls. Front. Microbiol. 9:1842. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01842en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/2959
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractThe rumen microbial population dictates the host’s feed degradation capacity and subsequent nutrient supply. The rising global human population and intensifying demand for animal protein is creating environmental challenges. As a consequence, there is an increasing requirement for livestock with enhanced nutrient utilization capacity in order to more efficiently convert plant material to high quality edible muscle. In the current study, residual feed intake (RFI), a widely used and a highly accepted measure of feed efficiency in cattle, was calculated for a combination of three cohorts of Simmental bulls. All animals were managed similarly from birth and offered concentrate ad libitum in addition to 3 kg of grass silage daily during the finishing period. Solid and liquid rumen digesta samples collected at slaughter and were analyzed using amplicon sequencing targeting the 16S rRNA gene utilizing the Illumina MiSeq platform. Volatile fatty acid analysis was also conducted on the liquid digesta samples. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was utilized to determine the association between RFI and bacterial and archaeal taxa and inter-taxonomic relationships. The data indicate a tendency toward an increase in butyrate (P = 0.06), which corresponds with an increase in plasma β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in low RFI (LRFI) bulls in comparison to their high RFI (HRFI) contemporaries (P < 0.05). A decrease in propionate (P < 0.05) was also recorded in the rumen of LRFI in comparison to HRFI bulls. These results indicate alternate fermentation patterns in the rumen of LRFI bulls. The data also identified that OTUs within the phyla Tenericutes, Fibrobacteres, and Cyanobacteria may potentially influence RFI phenotype. In particular, a negative association between F. succinogenes and RFI was evident. The unique cellulolytic metabolism of F. succinogenes suggests it could contribute to host efficiency by providing substrate to the host ruminant and other microbial populations (e.g., Selenomonas ruminantium, Methanobrevibacter, and Methanomassiliicoccaceae) in the rumen. This study provides evidence that bacterial OTUs within common phyla could influence ruminant feed efficiency phenotype through their role in ruminal degradation of complex plant polysaccharides or increased capability to harvest nutrients from ingested feed.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SAen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFrontiers in Microbiology;Vol 9
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectrumenen_US
dc.subjectmicrobiotaen_US
dc.subjectphylogenetic analysisen_US
dc.subjectfeed efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectnutritionen_US
dc.title16S rRNA Sequencing Reveals Relationship Between Potent Cellulolytic Genera and Feed Efficiency in the Rumen of Bullsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01842
dc.contributor.sponsorFACCE-JPI “Rumen Stability” granten_US
dc.contributor.sponsorTeagasc Walsh Fellowship Schemeen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumberRMIS 5522, 6092en_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumberRMIS 6636en_US
dc.source.volume9
refterms.dateFOA2023-06-28T10:50:04Z
dc.source.journaltitleFrontiers in Microbiology


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