Dietary High Zinc Oxide Modulates the Microbiome of Ileum and Colon in Weaned Piglets

Dietary High Zinc Oxide Modulates the Microbiome of Ileum and Colon in Weaned Piglets

Dietary zinc oxide (ZnO) at pharmacological level has been widely used to prevent and treat diarrhea in weaning piglets. Despite its importance for promoting animal health and performance, the influence of microbiome profiles in intestinal tracts by ZnO needs to be comprehensively investigated. In t...

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Main Authors: Ting Yu, Cui Zhu, Shicheng Chen, Lei Gao, Hang Lv, Ruowei Feng, Qingfeng Zhu, Jinsong Xu, Zhuang Chen, Zongyong Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
zinc oxide
weaned piglets
intestinal microbiome
ileum
colon
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00825/full

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