The potential of microbiota information to better predict efficiency traits in growing pigs fed a conventional and a high-fiber diet.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving pigs' ability to digest diets with an increased dietary fiber content is a lever to improve feed efficiency and limit feed costs in pig production. The aim of this study was to determine whether information on the gut microbiota and host genetics can contribute to predict digestive efficiency (DE, i.e. digestibility coefficients of energy, organic matter, and nitrogen), feed efficiency (FE, i.e. feed conversion ratio and residual feed intake), average daily gain, and daily feed intake phenotypes. Data were available for 1082 pigs fed a conventional or high-fiber diet. Fecal samples were collected at 16 weeks, and DE was estimated using near‑infrared spectrometry. A cross-validation approach was used to predict traits within the same diet, for the opposite diet,

SUBMITTER: Deru V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797989 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature