Weaning Age and Its Effect on the Development of the Swine Gut Microbiome and Resistome
ABSTRACT Piglets are often weaned between 19 and 22 days of age in North America, although in some swine operations this may occur at 14 days or less. Piglets are abruptly separated from their sow at weaning and are quickly transitioned from sow’s milk to a plant-based diet. The effect of weaning ag...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-12-01
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| Series: | mSystems |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00682-21 |