To explore the feasibility of using fermented Chinese herbal mixture Zhihuasi Tk (Z. Tk) supplementation to increase the swine production, we examined the protective effect of dietary supplementation
The aim of this study is to assess a workflow for characterising the umbilical cord blood microbial profile by adjusting for the contaminating sources of bacterial DNA during the extraction procedure
Fresh feces were collected at 25, 70, 110 and 150 days (n = 6/stage).16S rRNA V3-V4 amplicon sequencing was used to profile microbiota composition and diversity.
In the previous study, we have found that the the continuous social contact during the lactation from the age of 14 days alters the microbial composition and function.This kind of effect lasted at lea