Maternal and/or post-weaning supplementation with Bacillus altitudinis spores modulates the microbial composition of colostrum, digesta and faeces in pigs

Abstract This study examined the effects of maternal and/or post-weaning Bacillus altitudinis supplementation on the microbiota in sow colostrum and faeces, and offspring digesta and faeces. Sows (n = 12/group) were assigned to: (1) standard diet (CON), or (2) CON supplemented with probiotic B. alti...

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Main Authors: Ruth Rattigan, Peadar G. Lawlor, Paul Cormican, Daniel Crespo-Piazuelo, James Cullen, John P. Phelan, Samir Ranjitkar, Fiona Crispie, Gillian E. Gardiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33175-2