ReviewMicroorganisms2023
Impact of Early Weaning on Development of the Swine Gut Microbiome.
Review in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Extracellular Vesicle-Encapsulated Small RNAs From Clostridium Butyricum Modulate Host Intestinal Lipid Metabolism.Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2026Article
- Characterization and schematic modeling of the evolution of weaning age in piglets and its physiological, nutritional and productive implications: a review.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Review
- Host-Microbiota Interactions in the Regulation of Intestinal Health in Weaned Piglets: Molecular Mechanisms and Nutritional Intervention Strategies.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Bidirectional regulation of gut microbiota and young ruminant host: implications for intestinal development and mucosal immunity.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Review
- The Influence of Bovine Colostrum and Sodium Butyrate Supplementation on Gut Microbiota and the Intestinal-Liver Axis in Weaned Piglets.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Potential Role of Brown Macroalgae on Pig Health: A Review.ACS nutrition science · 2026Review
- Feeding of Undocked Pigs: Effects of Feed Components and Feed Composition.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Weaning Influences Epithelial Morphology, Gene Expression and Gut Microbiota Composition in Piglets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Multi-omics integrated approach reveals host-microbiome interactions in the adaptive mechanisms of weaning piglets.Journal of animal science and technology · 2026Article
- Redefining feed efficiency through the livestock gut microbiome.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Effects of European authorised level of zinc from different sources on the physiology and intestinal ecosystem and performance of piglets weaned at different ages.Veterinary and animal science · 2025Article
- Influence of Nutritional Strategies on Performance, Gut Barrier Function and Microbiota Composition in Weaned Piglets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Intestinal fungi biogeography, succession and its association with diarrhea in pigs.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Unraveling the composition and function of pig gut microbiome from metagenomics.Animal microbiome · 2025Review
- Effect of Neonatal Interventions with Specific Micronutrients and Bovine Colostrum on Micronutrient and Oxidative Statuses and on Gut Microbiota in Piglets from Birth to Post-Weaning Period.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Control of Neonatal Diarrhea in Piglets with Reduced Antibiotic Use by Application of a Complementary Feed-A Randomized Controlled Farm Trial.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Investigation of the nutritional and functional roles of a microencapsulated blend of botanicals on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+Escherichia coli.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Gut Health Evaluation Using Gut Microbiome and Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in Postweaning Diarrhoea.Veterinary medicine international · 2025Article
- Effects of medium-chain fatty acid supplementation levels in early nursery diets on growth performance, fecal score, gut permeability, energy status, and apparent total tract digestibility of weaning pigs.Translational animal science · 2025Article
- Chlorogenic Acid Enhances the Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets by Inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB Pathway and Activating the Nrf2 Pathway.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Considering that pigs are naturally weaned between 12 and 18 weeks of age, the common practice in the modern swine industry of weaning as early as between two and four weeks of age increases challenges during this transition period. Indeed, young pigs with an immature gut are suddenly separated from the sow, switched from milk to a diet consisting of only solid ingredients, and subjected to a new social hierarchy from mixing multiple litters. From the perspective of host gut development, weaning under these conditions causes a regression in histological structure as well as in digestive and barrier functions. While the gut is the main center of immunity in mature animals, the underdeveloped gut of early weaned pigs has yet to contribute to this function until seven weeks of age. The gut microbiota or microbiome, an essential contributor to the health and nutrition of their animal host, undergoes dramatic alterations during this transition, and this descriptive review aims to present a microbial ecology-based perspective on these events. Indeed, as gut microbial communities are dependent on cross-feeding relationships, the change in substrate availability triggers a cascade of succession events until a stable composition is reached. During this process, the gut microbiota is unstable and prone to dysbiosis, which can devolve into a diseased state. One potential strategy to accelerate maturation of the gut microbiome would be to identify microbial species that are critical to mature swine gut microbiomes, and develop strategies to facilitate their establishment in early post-weaning microbial communities.
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