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    Porcine Feed Efficiency-Associated Intestinal Microbiota and Physiological Traits: Finding Consistent Cross-Locational Biomarkers for Residual Feed Intake
    Research Article | Host-Microbe Biology
    Porcine Feed Efficiency-Associated Intestinal Microbiota and Physiological Traits: Finding Consistent Cross-Locational Biomarkers for Residual Feed Intake

    Interest in the role of intestinal microbiota in determining FE in pigs has increased in recent years. However, it is not known if the same FE-associated bacteria are found across different rearing environments. In this study, geographic location and intestinal sampling site had a greater influence on the pig gut microbiome than FE. This presents challenges when aiming to identify consistent reliable microbial biomarkers for FE....

    Ursula M. McCormack, Tânia Curião, Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli, Elizabeth Magowan, Donagh P. Berry, Henry Reyer, Maria L. Prieto, Stefan G. Buzoianu, Michael Harrison, Natalie Rebeiz, Fiona Crispie, Paul D. Cotter, Orla O’Sullivan, Gillian E. Gardiner, Peadar G. Lawlor
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