Yano Rintaro Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Belongs
Research Department/Department of Life and Food Sciences/Division of Animal Production/Section of Animal Husbandry| Field | Animal Nutrition, Microbial Ecology, Preventive Veterinary Medicine |
| Keyword | Equine, Thoroughbred, Banei horse racing, Draft horse, Feed, Nutrition, Microorganism, Bacteria, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Microbiome, Metagenomics, Metabolome, Bioinformatics |
Introduction
Horses spend most of their day grazing on grass to maintain their majestic physique. Horses cannot digest the grass they consume, and so they rely on the microorganisms in their hindgut to breakdown feed. Therefore, it is extremely important for equine nutrition that the hindgut microbiome remains stable and functions favorably for the host. However, not all microorganisms are beneficial to horses and some are thought to cause fatal diseases such as colic and laminitis.
My research focus is on exploring the feed resources and environments that are preferred by beneficial microbes for equine health. Additionally, I investigate microbial by-products that impact the onset of disease.
List of current research topics
Establishment of novel biomarkers for preventing colic.
Isolation and characterization of uncultured bacteria in equine hindgut.
Identification of bacteria and metabolites associated with postoperative diarrhea.
| Affiliated academic society | Japanese Society of Equine Science |
| Academic degree | Ph.D. Agriculture |
| Self introduction |
I am Rintaro, from Osaka.I spent my days at agriculture high school tending to cattle, but my love for horse racing eventually led me to focus on equine research from university to the present day. |
| Room address | General Research Building 1 |
| Room number | E2206-4 |
| Mail address | rintarome 
obihiro.ac.jp |
