PRJNA413469
pig gut metagenome Targeted loci
Feed intake and feed conversion are of great importance in breeding industry. High or low residual feed intake is inherited but genes responsible for the phenotype are not known. Animals differ in basal metabolic processes and even in behavior. In this study, we determined microbiome composition in low and high residual feed intake (LRFI and HRFI) pigs using 16S rRNA sequencing (targeting at V3/V4 variable region). Next, we examined whether weaning is of an importance for microbiome development and how microbiome composition was changed under poor zoohygienic condition.