Stages of pregnancy and weaning influence the gut microbiota diversity and function in sows.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The gut microbiota is believed to play important roles in the health of pregnant mammals, including their nutrient metabolism, immune programming and metabolic regulation. However, until recently, the shifts in gut microbiota composition and faecal and blood metabolic activity during different stages of pregnancy had not been investigated.

Methods and results

We investigated the shifts in backfat thickness, plasma and faecal metabolites and gut microbiota on days 30, 60, 90 and 110 of pregnancy and on day 21 after parturition (weaning) in sows. The backfat thickness of sows did not significantly differ among the different stages of pregnancy. The plasma concentrations of lipid metabolites, including triacylglycerol (TG), total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein-chole

SUBMITTER: Ji YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852164 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature