Effects of Land Transport Stress on Variations in Ruminal Microbe Diversity and Immune Functions in Different Breeds of Cattle
2019
Fengpeng Li | Ali Mujtaba Shah | Zhisheng Wang | Quanhui Peng | Rui Hu | Huawei Zou | Cui Tan | Xiangfei Zhang | Yupeng Liao | Yongjie Wang | Xueying Wang | Lei Zeng | Bai Xue | Lizhi Wang
The intensity and specialization of beef cattle production make off-site fattening, and introduce new breeds need transportation to achieve the goals. The present study was aimed to investigate effects of land transport stress on hormones levels, microbial fermentation, microbial composition, immunity and correlation among them among Simmental Crossbred Cattle (SC), Native Yellow Cattle (NY), and Cattle Yak (CY). High-throughput sequencing was used to investigate the rumen microbial diversity. After transport stress cortisol (COR), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β were increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in all groups. Rumen lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in SC and CY groups. Total volatile fatty acids were increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in all groups. The ruminal microbiota about OTUs, Chao1, and Shannon in SC and CY groups were higher than before transport. <i>Prevotella1</i> in NY group was higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05) than other groups before transport; after transport Firmicutes and <i>Lactobacillus</i> were increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) than other groups in CY. <i>Lactobacillus</i> was positively correlated with IL-6 and IL-4. Under transport stress, cattle may suffer from inflammatory response through modulating HPA axis and microbiota metabolite affects the secretion of hormone levels and immune function and breeds factor affect the performance of stress resistance.
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