In:
Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 12 ( 2021-9-20)
Abstract:
Transportation is an inevitable phase for the cattle industry, and its effect on the respiratory system of transported cattle remains controversial. To reveal cattle’s nasopharyngeal microbiota dynamics, we tracked a batch of beef calves purchased from an auction market, transported to a farm by vehicle within 3 days, and adaptively fed for 7 days. Before and after the transport and after the placement, a total of 18 nasopharyngeal mucosal samples were collected, and microbial profiles were obtained using a metagenomic shotgun sequencing approach. The diversity, composition, structure, and function of the microbiota were collected at each time point, and their difference was analyzed. The results showed that, before the transportation, there were a great abundance of potential bovine respiratory disease (BRD)-related pathogens, and the transportation did not significantly change their abundance. After the transportation, 7 days of placement significantly decreased the risk of BRD by decreasing the abundance of potential BRD-related pathogens even if the diversity was decreased. We also discussed the controversial results of transportation’s effect in previous works and the decrease in diversity induced by placement. Our work provided more accurate information about the effect of transportation and the followed placement on the calf nasopharyngeal microbial community, indicated the importance of adaptive placement after long-distance transport, and is helpful to prevent BRD induced by transportation stress.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1664-302X
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s001
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s002
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s003
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s004
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s005
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s006
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s007
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s008
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s009
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.700704.s010
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Frontiers Media SA
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2587354-4
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