SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: NE2202 : The Equine Microbiome
Period Covered: 11/01/2022 to 12/05/2023
Date of Report: 12/05/2023
Annual Meeting Dates: 06/06/2023 to 06/09/2023

Amy Biddle University of Delaware Jen Nadeau University of Connecticut Carissa Wickens University of Florida Sara Mastellar The Ohio State University Amanda Barberry Montana State University Carrie Hammer North Dakota State University Laurie Lawrence University of Kentucky Morgan Pyles University of Minnesota Devon Catalano Colorado State University

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

ESS Workshop given at the Equine Science Symposium, 6/6/2023 - 6/9/2023

Goals:

To share the current state, challenges and potential of microbiome science.

To encourage participation in the Equine Microbiome Multistate Research Project as a community of stakeholders

To build confidence about the availability of resources/ expertise for folks that are new to this topic

To hear concerns, suggestions… as the Equine Microbiome Multistate Research Project gets started.

To build/ strengthen network for future collaborations, grant proposals, samples/ data sharing, training…

To enable data sharing and collaboration through clear guidelines for sampling, metadata collection, reporting…

Accomplishments:

Packed room: Approximately 118 (based on full seats/calculation factoring number and arrangement of chairs with a few folks standing in the back of the room).

Lively, frank discussion: People generous with suggestions, concerns, ideas moving forward…

35 people interested in joining/partnering with the Equine Microbiome Multistate Research Project. Slides and information sent via email to everyone on the list. If you did not receive this email, please let me know: some were blocked or difficult to read.

104 survey responses

Suggestions:

Importance of partnering with international researchers, veterinarians (others?)

Need a repository of existing/previous literature (accessible bibliography)

Need for multifaceted approaches (culture-based, metabolomics…) to get at questions of function, host-microbe interactions, microbe-microbe interactions

Accomplishments

Short-term Outcomes:

Followup meeting 8/28/2023 to discuss ESS workshop results, Microbiome Standards, Higher Education Challenge grant proposal.

Outputs:

Presentations

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

Activities:

(Biddle) Participation in National Microbiome Data Collaborative meeting (JGI, 8/24/2023) to learn about microbiome standard development

(Biddle) Participation in Omnigene-Gut conference, 8/15/2023

(Brooks) Curriculum development in Equine Health Management course for undergraduates (ANS 3217c) to increase the knowledge of, and comfort with, the topic of the microbiome in the next generation of industry professionals.

Milestones:

Clarity of goals and needs through the Microbiome Workshop survey results.

Establishment of revised goals during followup meeting 8/28/2023

Impacts

Advances in microbiome science were communicated among researchers, students, and the public through the presentation of a workshop to over 100 participants.
The importance of standardized methods for researchers to enable collaboration, data sharing, and greater utilization of samples and data was discussed and a strategy was proposed for consideration by the group.
A network for training students, and communication between researchers, veterinary and equine industry partners was initiated.

Publications

Abstracts

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

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