A Systematic Comparison of Differential Metabolites and Functional Pathways in the Gut Contents of Yaks and Plateau Yellow Cattle Across Altitudinal Gradients
The yak (Bos grunniens) is a crucial species adapted to the extreme high-altitude environment of the Tibetan Plateau. However, a systematic understanding of how gut metabolic homeostasis contributes to this adaptation, particularly across altitudinal gradients and in comparison with sympatric species, remains limited....