Impact of Intestinal Microbiota on Growth Performance of Suckling and Weaned Piglets

Impact of Intestinal Microbiota on Growth Performance of Suckling and Weaned Piglets

ABSTRACT Small-scale studies investigating the relationship between pigs' intestinal microbiota and growth performance have generated inconsistent results. We hypothesized that on farms under favorable environmental conditions (e.g., promoting sow nest-building behavior, high colostrum producti...

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Main Authors: Md Rayhan Mahmud, Ching Jian, Md Karim Uddin, Mirja Huhtinen, Anne Salonen, Olli Peltoniemi, Heli Venhoranta, Claudio Oliviero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
pig
gut microbiota
growth
fiber degrading bacteria
weaning
SCFA
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03744-22

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