Department of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A and F University, Yangling, China
Research Article
Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Linseed Oil and Fish
Oil on the Reproductive Traits, Colostrum Composition
and Microbial Flora Structure of Sow
Author(s): Tingting Chu, Guofang Wu, Ye Cheng, Liang Zhong, Zitong Xiao, Zhao Xin, Shiduo Sun, Gongshe Yan and Taiyong Yu*
The purpose of this study was to supplement linseed oil and fish oil in the sows' diets to explore the effects of different types of oil sources for production, which
expected to further investigate microbial mechanistic insight into the different type of oil sources. In this research, Landrace sows were selected and randomly
divided into 3 groups: Control group (Ctrl), Linseed Group (LO), Fish Oil (FO). Results showed that there were no obvious changes in the sow's reproductive traits
and the ingredients of colostrum. However, the content of Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs) were improved by LO and FO. Besides, in the absence of changes
in the dominant bacteria, the relative abundances of microbial flora presented no significant differences at phylum level and genus level, and our study indicated
that the discrepancy in the metabolic pathways of microorganisms in each tr.. Read More»
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