Metabolomic Profiles Reveal Potential Factors that Correlate with Lactation Performance in Sow Milk

Abstract Sow milk contains necessary nutrients for piglets; however, the relationship between the levels of metabolites in sow milk and lactation performance has not been thoroughly elucidated to date. In this study, we analysed the metabolites in sow milk from Yorkshire sows with high lactation (HL...

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Main Authors: Chengquan Tan, Zhenya Zhai, Xiaojun Ni, Hao Wang, Yongcheng Ji, Tianyue Tang, Wenkai Ren, Hongrong Long, Baichuan Deng, Jinping Deng, Yulong Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28793-0