Determining host control of rumen microbial profiles in deer

<p dir="ltr">Background – Ruminants and Rumen Microbial Community</p><ul><li>Ruminants are mammals with four stomach compartments: Rumen largest compartment; Assist in fermentation of feed and digestion</li><li>The rumen microbial community (RMC) is a collection of microorganisms: RMC assist the host in digestion and other life processes</li><li>Very little is known about deer RMC</li><li>RMC heritability ranges from 0.1-0.4 h2 in ruminants</li><li>Annotation of microbial genomes constantly being improved and added to databases</li><li>10,000 samples collected including deer</li></ul><p></p>