Effects of early postnatal gastric and colonic microbiota transplantation on piglet gut health

Abstract Background Diarrhea is a major cause of reduced growth and mortality in piglets during the suckling and weaning periods and poses a major threat to the global pig industry. Diarrhea and gut dysbiosis may in part be prevented via improved early postnatal microbial colonization of the gut. To...

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Main Authors: Christina Larsen, Simone Margaard Offersen, Anders Brunse, Mattia Pirolo, Soumya Kanti Kar, Luca Guadabassi, Thomas Thymann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-023-00954-w