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Effects of microbiota–testis interactions on the reproductive health of male ruminants: A review
Cheng Pan,
Yangzong Zhaxi,
Haiyan Li,
Feng Guan,
Junru Pan,
Da Wa,
Tianzeng Song,
Wangsheng Zhao,
Cheng Pan
School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Search for more papers by this authorYangzong Zhaxi
Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, China
Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lhasa, China
Search for more papers by this authorHaiyan Li
School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Search for more papers by this authorFeng Guan
School of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorJunru Pan
School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Search for more papers by this authorDa Wa
Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, China
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Tianzeng Song
Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, China
Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lhasa, China
Correspondence
Tianzeng Song, Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, Xizang 850009, China.
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Wangsheng Zhao, School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621000, China.
Email: [email protected]
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Wangsheng Zhao
School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Correspondence
Tianzeng Song, Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, Xizang 850009, China.
Email: [email protected]
Wangsheng Zhao, School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621000, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCheng Pan,
Yangzong Zhaxi,
Haiyan Li,
Feng Guan,
Junru Pan,
Da Wa,
Tianzeng Song,
Wangsheng Zhao,
Cheng Pan
School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Search for more papers by this authorYangzong Zhaxi
Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, China
Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lhasa, China
Search for more papers by this authorHaiyan Li
School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Search for more papers by this authorFeng Guan
School of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorJunru Pan
School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Search for more papers by this authorDa Wa
Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Tianzeng Song
Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, China
Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Xizang Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lhasa, China
Correspondence
Tianzeng Song, Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, Xizang 850009, China.
Email: [email protected]
Wangsheng Zhao, School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621000, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Wangsheng Zhao
School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Correspondence
Tianzeng Song, Institute of Animal Science, Xizang Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, Xizang 850009, China.
Email: [email protected]
Wangsheng Zhao, School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621000, China.
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Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 10 August 2024
Abstract
Ruminants are one of the world's economically important species, and their reproductive health is critical to the economic development of the livestock industry. In recent years, research on the relationship between microbiota and reproductive health has received much attention. Microbiota disruption affects the developmental health of the testes and epididymis, the male reproductive organs of the host, which in turn is related to sperm quality. Maintaining a stable microbiota protects the host from pathogens and increases breeding performance, which in turn promotes the economic development of animal husbandry. In addition, the effects and mechanisms of microbiota on reproduction were further explored. These findings support new approaches to improving and managing reproductive health in ruminants through the microbiota and facilitate further systematic exploration of microbiota-mediated reproductive impacts.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
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