Insights into high-altitude adaptation and meat quality regulation by gastrointestinal metabolites in Tibetan and black pigs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tibetan pigs, native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, have adapted over millennia to extreme conditions such as low oxygen, harsh cold, and high UV radiation, impacting their muscle characteristics and digestive tract microbiota. The quality of pork from Tibetan pigs (TP) and black pigs (BP) is influenced by various factors, including genetics, diet, and environmental adaptation. However, the specific influence of digestive tract microbiota metabolites on muscle traits remains poorly understood. Our goal was to correlate omic variations with meat quality traits and identify potential biomarkers predictive of superior meat quality, elucidate the regulatory effects of digestive tract microbial metabolites on Tibetan pig muscle characteristics, and reveal the genetic and nut

SUBMITTER: Bai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11979216 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature