scholarly journals Comparative Analyses of Fecal Microbiota in European Mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) and Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur) Living at Low or High Altitudes

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guolei Sun ◽  
Honghai Zhang ◽  
Qinguo Wei ◽  
Chao Zhao ◽  
Xiufeng Yang ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Haili Wu ◽  
Yaohua Yuan ◽  
Hongjie Pan

Lolium perenne L. and Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf. are two common forages fed to the captive blue sheep. However, the effect of these two forages on the gastrointestinal microbiota is largely unknown. We analyzed the microbiota diversity in feces of the captive blue sheep fed with L. perenne (F1) and S. sudanense (F2) by 16S rRNA sequencing. A total number of 20 major phyla and 29 genera fecal bacterial communities were detected in the two groups. The F1 and F2 groups shared common microbiota at the phylum level, which mainly consisted of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005, Eubacterium_coprostanoligenes_group, Ruminococcaceae_UCG-013 and Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010 were top four dominant taxa at the genus level. The percentage of Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010 in F2 was significantly higher than that in F1 (~2.75 fold). The diversity and abundance of the microbial community in F2 were higher than that in F1. Although both of the L. perenne and S. sudanense effect the blue sheep gastrointestinal microbiota metabolism, the S. sudanense improves more aspects in metabolism and biogenesis. In summary, our results demonstrated that the L. perenne and S. sudanense effect the blue sheep gastrointestinal microbiota in different ways. But S. sudanense efficiently improved the blue sheep gastrointestinal microbiota.


2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 9045-9052 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Liu ◽  
Y.Y. Yang ◽  
X.M. Wang ◽  
Z.S. Liu ◽  
Z.H. Wang ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
TD Bunch ◽  
S Wang ◽  
Y Zhang ◽  
A Liu ◽  
S Lin

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaoling Zhu ◽  
Yewen Sun ◽  
Feng Zhu ◽  
Zhensheng Liu ◽  
Ruliang Pan ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 512-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Dagleish ◽  
Qurban Ali ◽  
R. K. Powell ◽  
D. Butz ◽  
M. H. Woodford

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
刘鹏 LIU Peng ◽  
刘振生 LIU Zhensheng ◽  
高惠 GAO Hui ◽  
李宗智 LI Zongzhi ◽  
张致荣 ZHANG Zhirong ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mengchao Zhou ◽  
Dongdong Shen ◽  
Jifei Wang ◽  
Yan Lu ◽  
Yun Su ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
JB Karki ◽  
BB Thapa

A survey of blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) was conducted in six blocks of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (DHR), Nepal. A total of 852 blue sheep were recorded in 73 different groups. The average group size was found to be 11.7 individuals. The average population density of blue sheep in the reserve was found to be 1.28 animals per km2. There were 263 rams, 307 ewes, 89 yearlings and 39 lambs. Among the rams, 126 were classified as trophy rams, 92 as medium rams and 45 as young rams. The ratio of trophy rams to other rams was found to be higher than those found in the earlier studies. The mean sex ratio was 86 males per 100 females and the yearling to ewes ratio was 29 per 100 ewes. The survey of Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) in Sundaha block recorded 53 individuals with 30 males, 14 females, eight yearlings, and one lamb. The results indicated that the existing quota of blue sheep hunting can be safely continued. In case of higher demands, two more quotas can be added to Barse, Dogadi and Sundaha blocks for the next five years (2008-2012). Himalayan tahrs can be hunted in all the blocks. Sundaha block can sustain four while the rest of the blocks can sustain two Himalayan tahrs per year. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v21i1.9060 Banko Janakari, Vol. 21, No. 1 2011; 25-30


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