Gut microbiota profiling in Norwegian weaner pigs reveals potentially beneficial effects of a high-fiber rapeseed diet.

Rapeseed meal (RSM) is an alternative feed ingredient to soybean meal (SBM) in pig diets. However, knowledge on the effect of RSM on gut health, especially in relation to changes in gut microbiota is still limited. In our study, Norwegian Landrace weaner pigs were fed with either a control diet (CON...

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Main Authors: Özgün Candan Onarman Umu, Aud Kari Fauske, Caroline Piercey Åkesson, Marta Pérez de Nanclares, Randi Sørby, Charles McLean Press, Margareth Øverland, Henning Sørum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209439