Inoculation of Newborn Lambs with Ruminal Solids Derived from Adult Goats Reprograms the Development of Gut Microbiota and Serum Metabolome and Favors Growth Performance

Lin Fu, Li Liu, Li Zhang, Yonghui Hu, Yu Zeng, Qifan Ran, Yan Zhou, Peng Zhou, Juncai Chen, Juan J. Loor, Gaofu Wang, Xianwen Dong

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Abstract

Microbial transplantation in early life was a strategy to optimize the health and performance of livestock animals. This study aimed to investigate the effect of active ruminal solids microorganism supplementation on newborn lamb gut microbiota and serum metabolism. Twenty-four Youzhou dark newborn lambs were randomly divided into three groups: (1) newborn lambs fed with sterilized goat milk inoculated with sterilized normal saline (CON), supernatant from ruminal solids (SRS), or autoclaved supernatant from ruminal solids (ASRS). Results showed that SRS increased gut bacterial richness and community, downregulating the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, and increased the abundance of some probiotics (Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetota, and Fibrobacterota), while reducing the abundance of Fusobacteriota, compared to the CON group. SRS also improved the plasma metabolic function, such as arachidonic acid metabolism, primary bile acid biosynthesis, and tryptophan metabolism and then actively promoted the levels of ALP and HLD. Our study indicated that inoculation with active ruminal solids significantly affected the intestinal microbial communities and metabolic characteristics, and these changes can improve the growing health of the newborn lamb. These findings provided an experimental and theoretical basis for the application of ruminal solid-attached microorganisms in the nutritional management of lambs reared for human consumption.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)983-998
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume72
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 17 2024

Keywords

  • bacterial colonization
  • lambs
  • metabolome
  • rumen solid inoculation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Chemistry

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