Tsungcheng Tsai

TL;DR: The distinct stage-associated swine gut microbiome may be determined by the differences in diet and/or gut physiology at different growth stages, and the importance of optimizing stage-specific probiotics aimed at improving animal health and production is underscored.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the pharmaceutical level of zinc as ZnO conditioned the gut community to the point where peptide could effectively restore growth performance in nursery pigs fed nutrient-deficient diets.

TL;DR: In this paper, the importance of maintaining a balanced gut microbiota is discussed and dietary supplements are discussed to restore intestinal balance and improve the growth performance of weaning pigs in the context of pigs.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that the inclusion of sodium butyrate at moderate levels in a diet containing 0.5% benzoic acid improved growth performance of weaning pigs.

TL;DR: Results indicate that IR significantly increased swine microbial diversity and changed the microbiome structure at day 21 and suggest that rearing strategies may be managed so as to accelerate early-life establishment of the swine gut microbiome to enhance growth performance in piglets.