Dietary supplementation of Bacillus subtilis PB6 improves sow reproductive performance and reduces piglet birth intervals

We investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with Bacillus subtilis PB6 (B. subtilis PB6) during late gestation and lactation on sow reproductive performance, antioxidant indices, and gut microbiota. A total of 32 healthy Landrace × Yorkshire sows on d 90 of gestation were randomly assigne...

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Main Authors: Qianqian Zhang, Jian Li, Meng Cao, Yan Li, Yong Zhuo, Zhengfeng Fang, Lianqiang Che, Shengyu Xu, Bin Feng, Yan Lin, Xuemei Jiang, Xilun Zhao, De Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Subjects:
Sow
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654520300615