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Concentrate supplementation improves cold-season environmental fitness of grazing yaks: responsive changes in the rumen microbiota and metabolome

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Yak (Bos grunniens) is an important economic animal species on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Yaks grazed in the cold season often suffer from nutritional stress, resulting in low production performance. This situation can be improved by properly feeding the
Simeng Yi, Hao Wu, Yue Liu, Dongwen Dai, Q. Meng, Shatuo Chai, Shujie Liu, Zhenming Zhou   +7 more
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Dietary supplementation with glutamine improves gastrointestinal barrier function and promotes compensatory growth of growth-retarded yaks

Animal, 2021
The growth retardation of yaks commonly exists on the Tibetan Plateau, and the gastrointestinal barrier function of growth-retarded yaks is disrupted.
J. Ma, A.M. Shah, Z.S. Wang, R. Hu, H.W. Zou, X.Y. Wang, S.N. Zhao, X.Y. Kong   +7 more
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Comparative analysis of gut fungal composition and structure of the yaks under different feeding models

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
The yaks that inhabit the Tibetan plateau are a rare breed that is closely related to local economic development and human civilization. This ancient breed may have evolved a unique gut microbiota due to the hypoxic high-altitude environment.
Yanbin Zhu, Yangji Cidan, Guangming Sun, Xin Li, M. Shahid, Zhaxi Luosang, Zhaxi Suolang, Langda Suo, Wangdui Basang   +8 more
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Yak genetic resources of India: distribution, types and characteristics

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020
In India, the yaks are reared by the people residing between 3,000 and 5,000 meters above mean sea level in the states of Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal.
RAHUL BEHL, P K VIJ, S K NIRANJAN, S JAYAKUMAR, JYOTSNA BEHL, R K VIJH   +5 more
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Ruminal Fluid Transplantation Accelerates Rumen Microbial Remodeling and Improves Feed Efficiency in Yaks

Microorganisms, 2023
Simple Summary The yak is a unique species found on the Tibetan plateau, adapted to the high-altitude, low-oxygen environment, providing meat, milk, and other resources to local herders, and is an indispensable means of production and livelihood for ...
Yan Li, Yingkui Yang, Shatuo Chai, Kai Pang, Xun Wang, Linpeng Xu, Zheng Chen, Yumin Li, Tanqin Dong, Weihuan Huang, Shujie Liu, Shuxiang Wang   +11 more
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High energy level diet improves the growth performance and rumen fermentation of yaks in cold weather

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
To date, no research has been done on energy requirements for yaks in Tibetan cold weather. The findings of the current study provide proper energy requirements for yaks would facilitate scientific feeding of fattening yaks in cold weather.
Yanbin Zhu, Guangming Sun, Luosang-dunzhu, Xin Li, Luosang-zhaxi, Suolang-zhaxi, Suolang, Ciyang, Cidan-yangji, Basang-wangdui, Feng Pan, Q. Peng   +11 more
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Comparison of rumen archaeal diversity in adult and elderly yaks (Bos grunniens) using 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017
This study was conducted to investigate the phylogenetic diversity of archaea in the rumen of adult and elderly yaks. Six domesticated female yaks, 3 adult yaks ((5.3±0.6) years old), and 3 elderly yaks ((10.7±0.6) years old), were used for the rumen ...
Li-zhi WANG, Zhi-sheng WANG, Bai XUE, De Wu, Quan-hui PENG   +4 more
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Isolation and Characteristics of a Novel Aichivirus D from Yak

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Aichivirus D (AiV-D) is a newly emerging Kobuvirus detected in bovine and sheep, and information is limited regarding its biological significance and prevalence. This study aimed to explore both the prevalence and characteristics of AiV-D in yaks.
Nan Yan, Hua Yue, Quan Liu, Gang Wang, Cheng Tang, Ming Liao   +5 more
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Exploring the temporal dynamics of rumen bacterial and fungal communities in yaks (Bos grunniens) from 5 days after birth to adulthood by full-length 16S and 18S rRNA sequencing

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
The rumen of ruminants is inhabited by complex and diverse microorganisms. Young animals are exposed to a variety of microorganisms from their mother and the environment, and a few colonize and survive in their digestive tracts, forming specific ...
Shuli Yang, Guangrong Zhang, Zaimei Yuan, Shichun He, Rong Wang, Jieyi Zheng, H. Mao, J. Chai, Dongwang Wu   +8 more
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Intestine microbiota and SCFAs response in naturally Cryptosporidium-infected plateau yaks

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Diarrhea is a severe bovine disease, globally prevalent in farm animals with a decrease in milk production and a low fertility rate. Cryptosporidium spp. are important zoonotic agents of bovine diarrhea.
Hailong Dong, Xiu P. Chen, Xiaoxiao Zhao, Chen-Xi Zhao, Khalid Mehmood, M. F. Kulyar, Z. A. Bhutta, J. Zeng, Shah Nawaz, Qingxia Wu, Kun Li   +10 more
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