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From: Host genetic effects upon the early gut microbiota in a bovine model with graduated spectrum of genetic variation

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Animal breeding to generate calves with varying breed composition. a The unique multibreed Angus–Brahman (MAB) herd initiated in 1989 was maintained on the pasture in Florida. Cattle were divided into six breed groups (BGs) based on their breed composition. The breed composition of BG1 to BG6 ranged from 100% Angus to 100% Brahman. b Diallel design of mating in the MAB herd where sires from six BGs were mated to dams from six BGs. c Brahman proportion of 228 preweaning calves used in this study. d Brahman proportion of their sires and dams increased from BG1 to BG6. Age (e) and gender distribution (f) were not significantly different among six BGs. In each dotplot or barplot, values that do not have a common superscript are significantly different (P < 0.05) based on one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s HSD test for pairwise comparison of multiple means. c–e The bars represent mean ± SEM

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