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Use of Host Feeding Behavior and Gut Microbiome Data in Estimating Variance Components and Predicting Growth and Body Composition Traits in Swine.
Genes - 26 Apr 2022
He Yuqing, Tiezzi Francesco, Jiang Jicai, Howard Jeremy T, Huang Yijian, Gray Kent, Choi Jung-Woo, Maltecca Christian
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of feeding behavior in conjunction with gut microbiome sampled at two growth stages in predicting growth and body composition traits of finishing pigs. Six hundred and fifty-one purebred boars of three breeds: Duroc (DR), Landrace (LR), and Large White (LW), were studied. Feeding activities were recorded individually from 99 to 163 days of age. The 16S rRNA...
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