Understanding the relationships between social stress and the gastrointestinal microbiota,
and how they influence host health and performance is expected to have many scientific and …

The pathological mechanisms of gastrointestinal disorders, including inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), in pigs are poorly understood. We report the induction of intestinal …

Background Previous studies had shown that short-term acute heat stress (HS) affected the
host's metabolism and intestinal microbiota independent of feed intake (FI) reduction, and …

Differences in sanitary conditions, as model to induce differences in subclinical immune
stimulation, affect the growth performance and nutrient metabolism in pigs. The objective of …

Weaning is stressful for piglets involving nutritional, physiological, and psychological
challenges, leading to an increase in the secretion of cortisol, changes in gut microbiome …

Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiota and stress can impact animal health. Studies have
shown that perturbations in the GIT microbiota can influence host health and productivity by …

Heat stress (HS) can be detrimental to the gut health of swine. Many negative outcomes
induced by HS are increasingly recognized as including modulation of intestinal microbiota …

Tail-biting (TB) in pigs is a serious behavioral disorder. It is an important challenge in swine
production as it impacts animal welfare and health and the economics and safety of the pork …

The ecological interactions within the gut microbial communities are complex and far from
being fully understood. Here we report the first study that aims at defining the interaction …

Gut microbiota regulates host metabolism and immunity. The phylogenetic composition of
gut microbiota is influenced by diverse factors that include host gender. In this study, the …