Gut Microbiota Implications for Health and Welfare in Farm Animals: A Review

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 93
• Main Authors: Chen, Siyu, Luo, Shuyan, Yan, Chao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 31.12.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: abnormal behavior; animal health; Animal welfare; Bacteria; Behavior; farm animal; farms; fecal microbiota transplantation; Feeds; Gene expression; gut microbiota; health status; Homeostasis; Horses; immune response; Immune system; intestinal microorganisms; Microbiota; phenotype; physical health; Physiology; Poultry; Quantitative genetics; Review; species diversity; stress response; Taxonomy; Weaning; welfare; Wildfowl; welfare; fecal microbiota transplantation; gut microbiota; farm animal

In the past few decades, farm animal health and welfare have been paid increasing concern worldwide. Farm animal health and welfare are generally assessed by the measurements of physical health, immune response, behavior, and physiological indicators. The gut microbiota has been reported to have a g...