A multi-omics integrated study deciphers biology of the rumen and lipid metabolism

Sheep(Ovis aries),as one of the earliest domesticated ruminant livestock,can effectively make use of plant fibers via the rumen,and provide multiple products such as meat,milk and wool for human.However,molecular mechanism of the digestion and lipid metabolism for ruminants has been largely unexplored.The publishing of the complete genomes of cattle(Bos taurus)in 2009[1]and later two other ruminant livestock,i.e.,yak[2]and goat[3],have