ArticleScientific reports2022
Exploring the association between microbiota and behaviour in suckling piglets.
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- A narrative review of behavioral tests across mammalian models in neuroscience.Behavioral and brain functions : BBF · 2026Review
- A manually curated pig gut microbiome dataset for precision feeding.Scientific data · 2026Article
- The Role of Swine Gut Microbiota and Its Metabolites in Maintaining Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Mitigating Stress via the Gut-Brain Axis.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Review: Gut Microbiota-A Powerful Tool for Improving Pig Welfare by Influencing Behavior Through the Gut-Brain Axis.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Use of biotics in animals: impact on nutrition, health, and food production.Journal of animal science · 2025Review
- Performance and Health Parameters of Sows and Their Litters Using a Probiotic Supplement Composed ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Effects of Multistrain Probiotic Supplementation on Sows' Emotional and Cognitive States and Progeny Welfare.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Gut Microbiota and Behavioural Issues in Production, Performance, and Companion Animals: A Systematic Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
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Abstract
It is increasingly recognised that the microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tract can influence brain physiology and behaviour, via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Here, we made a first explorative evaluation at the association between the gut microbiota and behaviour in suckling piglets. 16S microbiota profiling information was obtained from two independent replicate experiments at 2 and 4 weeks of age. Piglets underwent a backtest to assess their personality or coping style at 2 weeks of age, and were subjected to a combined open field and novel object test at 3.5 weeks of age, recording anxiety-related and exploratory behaviour. The number of squeals vocalised during the open field test was associated with microbial groups such as Coprococcus 3 and CAG-873, whereas in the novel object test, explorative behaviour was significantly associated with microbial genera like Atopobium and Prevotella. Overall, this study explores the microbiota-behavioural relation by employing multivariate analysis and exemplifies the importance of individualised analyses when evaluating such relationships.
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