Increasing the level of hemicelluloses in the lactation diet affects the faecal microbiota of sows and their piglets without affecting their performances

Abstract Background Specific sources of dietary fibres in sow gestation and lactation diets, such as inulin or wheat bran, have been shown to affect both the sow and its litter health by modulating the piglet’s intestinal microbial population and composition. However, only a few studies have reporte...

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Main Authors: Francesco Palumbo, Paolo Trevisi, Federico Correa, Giuseppe Bee, Marion Girard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-024-00354-z
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