Dietary fibre supplementation in late gestation modulates gut microbiota and improves reproductive performance and colostrum quality in sows
Higher dietary fibre in late gestation improved gastrointestinal function, colostrum quality, and piglet growth, likely through enhanced fibre digestibility and favourable modulation of gut microbiota. These findings support increased fibre supplementation to optimise sow and piglet health.
Authors
- Guanglei Cong
- Ifen Hung
- Shuangshuang Xia
- Chunxue Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8805-8869)
- Junbo Li
Institutions
- Nanjing Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1667697
- Primary Topic
- Animal health and immunology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00