Housing Systems Influence Gut Microbiota Composition of Sows but Not of Their Piglets.

Different housing systems can be used in pig production and little is known about their effect on gut microbiota composition. In this study we characterized fecal microbiota by sequencing the rRNA genes in sows kept during gestation in conventional pens with a slatted floor and in enriched pens with...

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Main Authors: Tereza Kubasova, Lenka Davidova-Gerzova, Elodie Merlot, Matej Medvecky, Ondrej Polansky, Delphine Gardan-Salmon, Helene Quesnel, Ivan Rychlik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5234784?pdf=render