Validating the use of bovine buccal sampling as a proxy for the rumen microbiota using a time course and random forest classification approach
J. Young, J. H. Skarlupka, R. T. Resende, A. Fischer, K. F. Kalscheur, J. C. McClure, J. B. Cole, G. Suen, D. M. Bickhart
This paper validates buccal swab sampling as a non-invasive proxy for rumen microbiota by optimizing sampling timing and using random forest classification to identify discriminatory taxa.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Aug 18, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology