The diversity of oligosaccharide composition in rabbit milk and its association with the development of the cecal microbiota and the survival of young rabbits

You will find the datasets and supplemental material presented in the study of Combes et al, "The diversity of oligosaccharide composition in rabbit milk and its association with the development of the cecal microbiota and the survival of young rabbits". Milk oligosaccharides (MOs), the first prebiotic available for neonates, have been demonstrated to exert beneficial effects on host health. In rabbits, a nidicolous species particularly immature at birth, MOs might play an essential role in the development of the digestive microbiota and the survival of the young rabbits. The objective of this study was to characterize the diversity of MOs across a doe herd, and along the lactation period, as well as to investigate the potential association of MO composition with young rabbit survival from birth to weaning and the establishment of their microbiota. Datasets correspond to MO data and reproductive performances registred in rabbit does.

本数据集配套Combes等人发表的题为《兔乳寡糖组成多样性及其与盲肠微生物群发育和幼兔存活的关联》的研究相关数据与补充材料。乳源寡糖（Milk Oligosaccharides, MOs）是新生儿可获取的首款益生元，已被证实可对宿主健康发挥有益作用。作为出生时发育尤为未成熟的筑巢类物种，家兔的乳源寡糖可能在其消化微生物群发育与幼兔存活过程中起到关键作用。本研究旨在表征母兔种群中乳源寡糖的多样性及其随泌乳周期的变化规律，并探究乳寡糖组成与幼兔从出生至断奶的存活率及其微生物群定植的潜在关联。本数据集包含兔乳寡糖数据与母兔繁殖性能记录。