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Leveraging microbiota-gut-brain axis as a novel nutritional strategy to promote stress resilience and welfare in swine production: A review
Using the gut-brain connection as a new nutrition approach to improve stress resistance and well-being in pigs
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Abstract
Swine welfare is compromised by stressors such as overcrowding and social instability, leading to abnormal behaviors like tail biting.
- Stress resilience in pigs may enhance their ability to recover from adverse conditions.
- The microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) could play a significant role in regulating stress responses in pigs.
- Current research on stress mechanisms in pigs is limited compared to studies in humans and rodents.
- Nutritional interventions targeting the MGBA may help reduce stress-induced behaviors in pigs.
- Understanding gut microbiota's influence on neurobehavioral regulation may provide new strategies for improving swine welfare.
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