A cross-sectional study of the nasal and fecal microbiota of sows from different health status within six commercial swine farms
Background Cull sows are a unique population on swine farms, often representing poor producing or compromised animals, and even though recent studies have reported that the microbiome is associated with susceptibility to diseases, the microbiome of the cull sow population has not been explored. The...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-09-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/12120.pdf |