Nasal microbiome characterization of West African Dwarf goats
Goats raised under two management systems: smallholder farms and university farm facilities, were compared to assess the influence of management on microbial profiles. Farmer-managed goats were experimentally challenged with peste des petits ru-minants virus (PPRV) to evaluate the effect of in-fection on microbiome dynamics. Microbial DNA from nasal samples was sequenced (V3–V4 region of 16S rRNA) and analyzed bioinformatically. Results revealed that management significantly affected microbial diversity, with university farm goats ex-hibiting abundance of beneficial members of bacteria phyla and greater bacteria richness compared to farmer-managed goats. . PPRV infection induced distinct shifts in bacterial profile relative to healthy goats.