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Functional annotation identified 229 carbohydrate metabolism genes (including 65 glycoside hydrolases) and 43 probiotic-related genes involved in acid tolerance (atpA\u2013G, nhaC), bile salt tolerance (cbh), stress responses (clp family, groEL, dnaK, cspA, sod2), and adhesion (ltaS, srtA, eno, epsA). Multiple bacteriocin biosynthetic gene clusters (enterolysin A, class II lanthipeptide, etc.) were identified. Plasmid-borne tetracycline resistance genes tet(M) and tet(L) were detected; however, their functional transferability requires experimental validation. No other known transferable resistance determinants were identified in the genomic analysis. These in vitro and genomic findings represent an initial characterization of E. hirae HI3 and support its potential as a ruminant probiotic candidate. 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