Jennifer L. Hurlbert

370. Characterization of Microbiota in 250-Day-Old Bovine Fetuses and Their Dams.

Emerging evidence suggests that microbial exposure of the bovine fetus may begin before birth. Here, we evaluated the microbiota in bovine fetuses at day 250 of gestation and their respective dams at the time of fetal harvest, and whether these microbial communities differed in response to maternal vitamin and minera...