Comparative Microbial Profiles of Colonic Digesta between Ningxiang Pig and Large White Pig

Comparative Microbial Profiles of Colonic Digesta between Ningxiang Pig and Large White Pig

Sixteen 35-day-old piglets, including eight Large White (LW) piglets (a lean-type pig breed) and eight Ningxiang (NX) piglets (a fatty-type Chinese Indigenous pig breed), were fed the same diet for 105 days. NX pigs had higher intramuscular fat content than LW pigs (<i>p</i> < 0.05)....

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Main Authors: Linfeng Lei, Zhaobin Wang, Jianzhong Li, Huansheng Yang, Yulong Yin, Bie Tan, Jiashun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
pig breeds
colon
short chain fatty acids
intramuscular fat
gut microbiome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/1862

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