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The gut microbiota and microbial metabolites are associated with tail biting in pigs

Tail biting is an abnormal behaviour that causes stress, injury and pain. Given the critical role of the gut-microbiota in the development of behavioural problems in humans and animals, the aim of this study was to determine whether pigs that are biters, victims of tail biting or controls (nine matc...

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Autores principales: Verbeek, Else, Keeling, Linda, Landberg, Rikard, Lindberg, Jan Erik, Dicksved, Johan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8521594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34654857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99741-8