Prevotella copri increases fat accumulation in pigs fed with formula diets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive fat accumulation of pigs is undesirable, as it severely affects economic returns in the modern pig industry. Studies in humans and mice have examined the role of the gut microbiome in host energy metabolism. Commercial Duroc pigs are often fed formula diets with high energy and protein contents. Whether and how the gut microbiome under this type of diet regulates swine fat accumulation is largely unknown.

Results

In the present study, we systematically investigated the correlation of gut microbiome with pig lean meat percentage (LMP) in 698 commercial Duroc pigs and found that Prevotella copri was significantly associated with fat accumulation of pigs. Fat pigs had significantly higher abundance of P. copri in the gut. High abundance of P. copri was corr

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8380364 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature