Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (5): 1792-1803.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2023.05.003

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Research Progress of Rumen Microbiota Transplantation and Its Application

ZHAO Wei1,2, Mahmoud M. Abdelsattar1, CHAI Jianmin1,3, WANG Xin2, DIAO Qiyu1, ZHANG Naifeng1*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China;
    3. School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University of Science and Technology, Foshan 528231, China
  • Received:2022-11-04 Online:2023-05-23 Published:2023-05-20

Abstract: The microorganisms habituated in rumen are essential for rumen development, nutrient digestion, and host physiological health. Rumen microbiota transplantation (RMT) refers to transplant specific donor rumen microbiota and their metabolites to the recipient for improving host functional status, production efficiency and product quality, and treating some gastrointestinal diseases of ruminants, by remodeling microflora or restoring microbiome. This article reviewed the development history, application, safety and potential mechanism of RMT, and further elaborated the roles of RMT in revealing the characteristics or functions of rumen microbiota, regulating the balance of microflora and host metabolism, improving growth performance, treating disease, which provided references for the research and application of RMT.

Key words: rumen microbiota transplantation, microbiome manipulation, microbiota remodeling, microbiome restoration, ruminants, safety

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