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Temporal dynamics of the fecal microbiota in veal calves in a 6-month field trial.
Massot, Méril; Haenni, Marisa; Nguyen, Thu Thuy; Madec, Jean-Yves; Mentré, France; Denamur, Erick.
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  • Massot M; Université de Paris, IAME, INSERM, Site Xavier Bichat, 16 rue Henri Huchard, F-75018, Paris, France. meril.massot@inserm.fr.
  • Haenni M; Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Université de Lyon - ANSES, Laboratoire de Lyon, Lyon, France.
  • Nguyen TT; Université de Paris, IAME, INSERM, Site Xavier Bichat, 16 rue Henri Huchard, F-75018, Paris, France.
  • Madec JY; Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Université de Lyon - ANSES, Laboratoire de Lyon, Lyon, France.
  • Mentré F; Université de Paris, IAME, INSERM, Site Xavier Bichat, 16 rue Henri Huchard, F-75018, Paris, France.
  • Denamur E; AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Département d'Epidémiologie, Biostatistiques et Recherche Clinique, F-75018, Paris, France.
Anim Microbiome ; 2(1): 32, 2020 Sep 15.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33499974
BACKGROUND: Little is known about maturation of calves' gut microbiome in veal farms, in which animals are confined under intensive-farming conditions and the administration of collective antibiotic treatment in feed is common. We conducted a field study on 45 calves starting seven days after their arrival in three veal farms. We collected monthly fecal samples over six months and performed 16S rRNA gene sequencing and quantitative PCR of Escherichia coli to follow the dynamics of their microbiota, including that of their commensal E. coli populations. We used mixed-effect models to characterize the dynamics of α-diversity indices and numbers of E. coli, and searched for an effect of collective antibiotic treatments on the estimated parameters. On two farms, we also searched for associations between recommended daily doses of milk powder and bacterial abundance. RESULTS: There was high heterogeneity between calves' microbiota upon their arrival at the farms, followed by an increase in similarity, starting at the first month. From the second month, 16 genera were detected at each sampling in all calves, representing 67.5% (± 9.9) of their microbiota. Shannon diversity index showed a two-phase increase, an inflection occurring at the end of the first month. Calves receiving antibiotics had a lower intercept estimate for Shannon index (- 0.17 CI95%[-0.27; - -0.06], p = 0.003) and a smaller number of E. coli/ gram of feces during the treatment and in the 15 days following it (- 0.37 log10 (E. coli/g) CI95%[- 0.66; - 0.08], p = 0.01) than unexposed calves. There were moderate to strong positive associations between the dose of milk powder and the relative abundances of the genera Megasphaera, Enterococcus, Dialister and Mitsuokella, and the number of E. coli (rs ≥ 0.40; Bonferroni corrected p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This observational study shows early convergence of the developing microbiota between veal calves and associations between the dose of milk powder and members of their microbiota. It suggests that administration of collective antibiotic treatment results in a reduction of microbial diversity and size of the E. coli population and highlights the need for additional work to fully understand the impact of antibiotic treatment in the veal industry.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Idioma: En Revista: Anim Microbiome Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Francia

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Idioma: En Revista: Anim Microbiome Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Francia