feces of sows and piglets Raw sequence reads

Eighteen pregnant sows from clinical farms were orally supplementation with a probiotic mixture CBB-mix composed of Lactobacillus johnsonii CJ21 Bacillus subtilis BS15 and B licheniformis BL21 for 20 days before delivery Our data demonstrated that maternal CBB mix supplementation is effective in improving production and growth performance of sows and piglets respectively Through the gut-breast microbiota axis, feeding CBB mix to sows impact the gut microbiota of their offspring This study provides strategy and evidence for maternal supplementation with probiotics to improve the immune status and the balance of gut microbiota in response to delivery and weaning