Microbiome Analysis of Equine Free Fecal Water

昆特伦理工大学(KPU)生物创新实验室将利用其遗传专业知识来研究自由粪便水(FFW)与弗雷泽山谷马的肠道微生物群落组成之间的联系。FFW是一种影响马匹的消化疾病，通常需要兽医干预才能治疗。这项工作将与Agwest兽医集团合作进行。KPU生物创新实验室的研究人员收集的基因组数据将提供有关患有FFW的马的消化道内微生物群落的定量信息。KPU的研究人员将把这些数据与同一马厩中健康马匹的数据进行比较，以了解微生物区系异常与FFW相关的程度。这些数据将使AgWest的兽医能够为FFW马设计更准确的治疗方案，可能针对特定的微生物或发现的微生物失衡。

The Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Bio-Innovation Lab will use its genetic expertise to examine the link between Free Fecal Water (FFW) and the gut microbial community composition in horses in the Fraser Valley. FFW is a digestive condition affecting horses, often requiring veterinary intervention for treatment. This work will be conducted in collaboration with Agwest Veterinary Group. The genomic data collected by research personnel in the KPU Bio-Innovation Lab will provide quantitative information on the microbial community residing in the digestive tract of horses with FFW. KPU researchers will compare this data to that of healthy horses in the same stable to understand the extent to which abnormality in microbiota is associated with FFW. These data will allow veterinarians at Agwest to devise more accurate treatment protocols for FFW horses, potentially targeting specific microbes or microbial imbalances that are discovered.