Temporal Microbial Dynamics in Feces Discriminate by Nutrition, Fecal Color, Consistency and Sample Type in Suckling and Newly Weaned Piglets

Feces enable frequent samplings for the same animal, which is valuable in studies investigating the development of the gut microbiome in piglets. Creep feed should prepare the piglet’s gut for the postweaning period and shape the microbiome accordingly. Little is known about the variation that is ca...

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Main Authors: Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli, Frederike Lerch, Fitra Yosi, Julia Vötterl, Juliane Ehmig, Simone Koger, Doris Verhovsek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/14/2251