Survey of small ruminant fecal microbiota in Guizhou living across different altitudes
In the current study, we have collected samples from three individual herds living between 1000 and 2200 m a.s.l. in a high-mountain ecosystem. For each population, both male and female animals were covered, to determine the effect of altitude and sex on fecal microbiota in small ruminant and the fecal microbiota enterotypes.