Fig. 5
a Heritability (h2) and microbiability (m2) for weight traits in sheep. b Manhattan plot shows the results of microbiota-wide association studies (MWAS). Four bacterial taxa were significantly associated with body weight at 180 days of age in sheep (Bonferroni-corrected P-value < 0.05). Red labels indicate that the bacterial genus is a core microbe, and green labels indicate that the bacterial genus is a keystone taxon. c and d A linear model was fitted to identify the association between rumen marker genera and BW. e Correlation patterns showing the rumen marker genera associated with rumen volatile fatty acids and rumen morphology