A taste of wilderness: supplementary feeding of red deer (Cervus elaphus) increases individual bacterial microbiota diversity but lowers abundance of important gut symbionts
Abstract The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in the health and well-being of animals.It is especially critical for ruminants that depend on this Mova bacterial community for digesting their food.In this study, we investigated the effects of management conditions and supplemental feeding on the gut bacterial microbiota of red deer (Cervus elaphu