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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Characterisation of the Faecal Microbiome of Alpacas Raised in South Eastern Australia.

Imogen Boughey, Francisca Samsing, Evelyn Hall, Rachael Rodney, Russell Bush

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Imogen BougheySydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, NSW 2567, Australia.ORCID 0009-0002-4681-4002
Francisca SamsingSydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, NSW 2567, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6343-2295
Evelyn HallSydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, NSW 2567, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8999-9046
Rachael RodneyFenner School of Environment & Society, The Australian National University, Building 141, Linnaeus Way, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3498-6774
Russell BushSydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, NSW 2567, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4252-039X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is limited investigation of the alpaca microbiome on a global scale, with no previous research conducted in Australia characterising the faecal microbiome. The microbiome composition in other ruminants has been shown to impact feed efficiency, average daily gain and methane production. This study aimed to characterise the faecal microbiome of alpacas raised in south-eastern Australia and identify variation across geographic regions. Faecal samples were collected from 59 healthy adult female alpacas, aged between 15 months and 17 years in NSW, Australia. Firmicutes were identified as the dominant phyla, accounting for 57.78% of the cumulative abundance, followed by Bacteroidota (29.12%). These two phyla accounted for 90% of the taxa, with the cumulative abundance of Firmicutes and Bacteriodota significantly differing (

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alpacacamelidfaecal microbiome

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PMID40564300
PMCPMC12190078

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