The early-life gut microbiome establishment has long-term implications for neonate health and immune system development. However, the acquisition patterns of the early-life microbiome in piglet gut is
Sterility until parturition has been extensively debated due to reports of microorganisms in proximity to the foetus during pregnancy but concerns about contamination. We investigated the presence of
Additional file 4. OTUs which were identified as being significantly more abundant by DESeq2 between locations within the chicken intestinal tract at day 1 of age.