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Gut microbiome composition differences among breeds impact feed efficiency in swine

BACKGROUND: Feed efficiency is a crucial parameter in swine production, given both its economic and environmental impact. The gut microbiota plays an essential role in nutrient digestibility and is, therefore, likely to affect feed efficiency. This study aimed to characterize feed efficiency, fatnes...

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Autores principales: Bergamaschi, Matteo, Tiezzi, Francesco, Howard, Jeremy, Huang, Yi Jian, Gray, Kent A., Schillebeeckx, Constantino, McNulty, Nathan P., Maltecca, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7376719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00888-9