Alterations in the Blood Parameters and Fecal Microbiota and Metabolites during Pregnant and Lactating Stages in Bama Mini Pigs as a Model

This study was conducted to analyze plasma reproductive hormone and biochemical parameter changes, as well as fecal microbiota composition and metabolites in sows, at different pregnancy and lactation stages, using Bama mini pig as an experimental animal model. We found that plasma prolactin (PRL),...

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Main Authors: Cui Ma, QianKun Gao, WangHong Zhang, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, XiangFeng Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8829072