
NE2202: The Equine Microbiome
(Multistate Research Project)
Status: Active
SAES-422 Reports
12/05/2023
Abstracts
Equine Microbiome Multistate Research Group (NE2202)—Amy Biddle, Jenifer Nadeau, Stephen Coleman, Carissa Wickens, Samantha Brooks, Amanda Bradbery, Carrie Hammer, and Sara Mastellar: Equine Microbiome: Present and Future, Equine Science Society, Grapevine, TX, June 7-9 2023.
Miller A., Nadeau J., Gonzalez N., Johnson J., Amalaradjou M., Govoni K., Aborn S., Nulton L. The effect of parasitic load on the equine microbiome, hematological parameters, and overall body condition. Equine Science Society, Grapevine, TX, June 7-9 2023.
Hobert K., Biddle A., Characterization of the bacterial and protozoal communities within the equine hindgut using molecular methods. Equine Science Society, Grapevine, TX, June 7-9 2023.
Publications
Pyles M., Agbana M., Hayes S., Flythe M., Lawrence L. 2023.The Establishment of Fibrolytic Bacteria in the Foal Gastrointestinal Tract Is Related to the Occurrence of Coprophagy by Foals. animals. Volume 13, Issue 17, DOI 10.3390/ani13172718
09/06/2024
07/23/2025
Carter MM, Leatherwood JL, Paris BL, Moore GE, George JM, Martinez RE, Karges K, Cox JR, Arnold CE, Glass KG, Bradbery AN, Rodiles A, Wickersham TA. Influence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 on the fecal pH, markers of gut permeability, fecal microbiota, and markers of systemic inflammation in sedentary horses fed a high-starch diet. J Anim Sci. 2025 Jan 4;103:skaf005. https://doi:10.1093/jas/skaf005.
Geisheimer, C., Bennett-Wimbush and Mastellar, S. 2025. Does trailer loading stress influence horse fecal pH? J. Equine Vet. Sci. 148:97. https://doi.org/10.1016/jevs.2025.105521
Lee, A., Endfinger, A., Hayes S., and Lawrence, L. 2025. Effect of inulin on in vitro neutral detergent fiber digestibility using equine fecal inoculum. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 148:74. https://doi.org/10.1016/jevs.2025.105498
Mork, M., Conrad, M.B., Trauner, A., Hull, J., Hawkins, M, Robley, B., Larson, P., Pinkham, N., Wolfe, T, Wang, Q., Walk, S. and Bradbery, A. 2025. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 148:88. https://doi.org/10.1016/jevs.2025.105512
Moss CD, Wilson AL, Reed KJ, Jennings KJ, Kunz IGZ, Landolt GA, Metcalf J, Engle TE, Coleman SJ. Gene expression analysis before and after the pelvic flexure in the epithelium of the equine hindgut. Animals (Basel). 2024 Aug 8;14(16):2303.https://doi:10.3390/ani14162303.
Whitehouse, C. and Lawrence, L. 2025. Age related effects on fecal particle size and composition. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 148:85. https://doi.org/10.1016/jevs.2025.105509