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 production, low incidence of diseases and minimal use of antimicrobials), the piglet gut microbiota may develop toward a population that promotes growth and reduces pathogenic bacteria. Using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, we sampled and profiled the fecal microbiota from 170 individual piglets throughout suckling and postweaning periods (in total 670 samples) to track gut microbiota development and its potential association with growth. During the suckling period, the dominant genera were Lactobacillus an

SUBMITTER: Mahmud MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10269657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature