H2020 SFS-02-2020 Healthy terrestrial livestock microbial ecosystems for sustainable production

OBJECTIVES OF THE FUNDING PROGRAMResearch is increasingly paying attention to the importance of interactions between the animal host and microbiota and their effects on the production efficiency, and the health and welfare of animals. These interactions are highly dynamic and influenced not only by genetics, but also by external factors such as environment, nutrition/feeding and management. Recent developments in omics science and technologies have opened new avenues for understanding not only the biology and genetics of animals, but also the ecosystems in which they function and those which they [...]