Bacterial profiles of the oral, vaginal, and rectal mucosa and colostrum of periparturient sows.

ABSTRACT: The commensal microbiota influences the health, feeding efficiency, and reproductive performance of sows. The microbiota composition in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts and in colostrum/milk during pregnancy and lactation also impacts the microbiota and immune system, growth, and health of the piglets. Knowledge of the microbial compositions is important for evaluation of these effects and for discovering ways to improve the health and productivity of the sows. Oral, vaginal, and rectal mucosa and colostrum were sampled from 32 sows of variable parity in late pregnancy, and colostrum within 6 hours of delivery of the first piglet, on four commercial piglet-producing farms in Finland. Microbial compositions were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. The most abundant genera

SUBMITTER: Piirainen V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11819496 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature