Prevotella copri increases fat accumulation in pigs fed with formula diets

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 en...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Congying Chen, Shaoming Fang, Hong Wei, Maozhang He, Hao Fu, Xinwei Xiong, Yunyan Zhou, Jinyuan Wu, Jun Gao, Hui Yang, Lusheng Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Pigs; P. copri
Fat accumulation
Serum metabolites
Gavage experiment
Transcriptome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01110-0

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01110-0

Similar Items