Rumen Microbiome Development in Lambs Following Maternal and Early-Life Prebiotic Mannan-Rich Fraction (MRF) Supplementation.

Aoife Corrigan, Stephen Stockdale, Alexander M Mackenzie, Robert G Wilkinson, Helen Warren, Jules Taylor-Pickard, Richard Murphy

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Aoife CorriganAlltech European Bioscience Centre, Dunboyne, A86 X006 Co. Meath, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-7169-9061

Stephen StockdaleBioFigR, Ballyvoloon, Cobh, P24 N524 Cork, Ireland.

Alexander M MackenzieDepartment of Agriculture and Environment, Harper Adams University, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1308-8529

Robert G WilkinsonDepartment of Agriculture and Environment, Harper Adams University, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK.

Helen WarrenAlltech (UK) Ltd., Stamford PE9 1TZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5952-9748

Jules Taylor-PickardAlltech (UK) Ltd., Stamford PE9 1TZ, UK.

Richard MurphyAlltech European Bioscience Centre, Dunboyne, A86 X006 Co. Meath, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-4143-7431

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Abstract

The early-life rumen microbiome is highly dynamic, shaped by dietary transitions and maternal influences. Several dietary additives have been studied during the pre- and post-weaning periods to improve animal welfare, growth performance, and farming efficiencies. This study investigated microbial community assembly and growth performance of lambs provided with a mannan-rich fraction (MRF) supplement, either through maternal supplementation, directly, or via a combination of both. Using metagenomic sequencing and gas chromatography, we found differences in rumen microbial alpha and beta diversity related to both sampling time point and MRF supplementation (

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early-life programmingewefetal programminglambmannan-rich fractionmaternal supplementationmetagenomicsmicrobial resiliencerumen microbiomevolatile fatty acids

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PMID42071909

DOI10.3390/ani16081137

PMCPMC13113810

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