Bovine nasopharyngeal, Rumen, Uterine, and Vaginal samples Targeted loci. Bovine nasopharyngeal, Rumen, Uterine, and Vaginal samples

Angus-crossbred heifers (19-months old) were fed a corn-based finishing diet containing either 20% HSC (n = 15) or 20% corn distillers grains (Control, n = 16) for 111 days until slaughter. Individual feed intake, feeding behavior and body weight were monitored throughout the study. Rumen fluid and deep nasopharyngeal swabs (days 0 7, 42, 70 and 98), and vaginal and uterine swabs (at slaughter) were collected and the microbiota assessed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.