• Priming for welfare: gut microbiota is associated with equitation conditions and behavior in horse athletes 

      Mach, Núria; Ruet, Alice; Clark, Allison; Bars-Cortina, David; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis; Crisci, Elisa; Pennarun, Samuel; Dhorne-Pollet, Sophie; Foury, Aline; Moisan, Marie-Pierre; Lansade, Léa (Scientific Reports, 2020-05-20) Genètica i Millora Animal
      We simultaneously measured the fecal microbiota and multiple environmental and host-related variables in a cohort of 185 healthy horses reared in similar conditions during a period of eight months. The ...
    • The Effects of Weaning Methods on Gut Microbiota Composition and Horse Physiology 

      Mach, Núria; Foury, Aline; Kittelmann, Sandra; Reigner, Fabrice; Moroldo, Marco; Ballester, Maria; Esquerré, Diane; Rivière, Julie; Sallé, Guillaume; Gérard, Philippe; Moisan, Marie-Pierre; Lansade, Léa (Frontiers in Physiology, 2017-07-25) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Weaning has been described as one of the most stressful events in the life of horses. Given the importance of the interaction between the gut-brain axis and gut microbiota under stress, we evaluated (i) ...