Malmuthuge Nilusha, Guan Le Luo
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2P5 AB Canada.
4-16 F, Agriculture/Forestry Center, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2P5 AB Canada.
J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2017 Jan 19;8:8. doi: 10.1186/s40104-016-0135-3. eCollection 2017.
Ruminants utilize a wide variety of dietary substrates that are not digestible by the mammals, through microbial fermentation taking place in the rumen. Recent advanced molecular based approaches have allowed the characterization of rumen microbiota and its compositional changes under various treatment conditions. However, the knowledge is still limited on the impacts of variations in the rumen microbiota on host biology and function. This review summarizes the information to date on host-microbial interactions in the rumen and how we can apply such information to seek the opportunities to enhance the animal performance through manipulating the rumen function.
反刍动物利用瘤胃中发生的微生物发酵来利用多种哺乳动物无法消化的膳食底物。最近基于先进分子的方法使得瘤胃微生物群及其在各种处理条件下的组成变化得以表征。然而,关于瘤胃微生物群的变化对宿主生物学和功能的影响的知识仍然有限。这篇综述总结了迄今为止关于瘤胃中宿主 - 微生物相互作用的信息,以及我们如何应用这些信息来寻找通过操纵瘤胃功能提高动物性能的机会。