Effect of a Co-Feed Liquid Whey-Integrated Diet on Crossbred Pigs' Fecal Microbiota.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the potential effect of a co-feed liquid whey-integrated diet on the fecal microbiota of 14 crossbred pigs. The experimental design was as follows: seven pigs were in the control group, fed with a control feed, and seven were in the experimental group, fed with the same control feed supplemented daily with liquid whey. The collection of fecal samples was conducted on each animal before the dietary treatment (T0) and one (T1), and two (T2) months after the beginning of the co-feed integration. In addition, blood samples were collected from each pig at the same time points in order to evaluate the physiological parameters. Taxonomic analysis showed a bacterial community dominated by Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, and Proteobacteria ph

SUBMITTER: Sutera AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10252047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature