Dietary changes in nutritional studies shape the structural and functional composition of the pigs’ fecal microbiome - from days to weeks

Publication Type

Journal contribution (peer reviewed)

Authors

Tilocca B, Burbach K, Heyer CME, Hoelzle LE, Mosenthin R, Stefanski V, Camarinha-Silva A and Seifert J:

Year of publication

2017

Published in

Microbiome

Band/Volume

5:144/

DOI

10.1186/s40168-017-0362-7

Keywords

diet, pig nutrition

Background: The possible impact of changes in diet composition on the intestinal microbiome is mostly studied after some days of adaptation to the diet of interest. The question arises if a few days are enough to reflect the microbial response to the diet by changing the community composition and function. The present study investigated the fecal microbiome of pigs during a time span of 4 weeks after a dietary change to obtain insights regarding the time required for adaptation. Four different diets were used differing in either protein source (field peas meal vs. soybean meal) or the concentration of calcium and phosphorus (CaP).