Rumen DNA virome and its relationship with feed efficiency in dairy cows (PRJCA020785)
There are numerous viruses in the rumen that interact with other microorganisms, which play a crucial role in regulating rumen environmental metabolism through their life cycle and carried auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs). However, the knowledge of rumen viruses is limited, and their relationship with production traits (e.g., feed efficiency) has not been reported. In this study, we combined next-generation sequencing and HiFi sequencing to investigate the rumen DNA virome and reveal the potential mechanisms of how viruses influence feed efficiency in dairy cows.