Associations of short photoperiod and the male effect with fecal microbiota, metabolomic profiles, serum metabolites, and reproductive performance in dairy goats during the nonbreeding season.
Seasonal anestrus in Saanen dairy goats limits the continuity of year-round milk production, and the physiological and molecular mechanisms of seasonal estrus of dairy goats remain to be investigated. Eighty healthy female dairy goats aged 2.5-3.5 years were randomly divided into 2 groups during the non-breeding season...