Exogenous Fecal Microbiota Transplantation from Local Adult Pigs to Crossbred Newborn Piglets

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of exogenous fecal microbiota transplantation on gut bacterial community structure, gut barrier and growth performance in recipient piglets. Twelve litters of Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire piglets of the same birth and parity were weighed and divided...

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Main Authors: Luansha Hu, Shijie Geng, Yuan Li, Saisai Cheng, Xiongfeng Fu, Xiaojing Yue, Xinyan Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02663/full