Association Between Tail-Biting and Intestinal Microbiota Composition in Pigs

Association Between Tail-Biting and Intestinal Microbiota Composition in Pigs

Tail-biting (TB) in pigs is a serious behavioral disorder. It is an important challenge in swine production as it impacts animal welfare and health and the economics and safety of the pork meat supply chain. To prevent TB, approaches including enrichment material and tail docking are proposed but no...

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Main Authors: Nassima Rabhi, Alexandre Thibodeau, Jean-Charles Côté, Nicolas Devillers, Benoit Laplante, Philippe Fravalo, Guillaume Larivière-Gauthier, William P. Thériault, Luigi Faucitano, Guy Beauchamp, Sylvain Quessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
behavioral disorder
intestinal microbiota
pig
stress
tail-biting
16S rRNA gene
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.563762/full

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