@article{MAKHILLJAVA20141374303,
    title = {Comparative Analysis of Intestinal Microbiota Diversities in Four Chinese Local Pig Breeds and Landrace Pig},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {13},
    number = {7},
    pages = {484-495},
    year = {2014},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2014.484.495},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2014.484.495},
    author = {Zemeng,Yuzhe,Guoqi,Yongfei,Gang and},
    keywords = {Energy metabolism,intestinal microbiota,local Chinese pig breed,obesity,population},
    abstract = {Iatric obesity is a growing problem around the world with 
  an increasing prevalence among even infants and young children. The intestinal 
  microbiota have recently been shown to affect the energy balance by influencing 
  both the efficiency of calorie harvest from the diet and how harvested energy 
  is used and stored and is a non-negligible contributor of the formation of obesity. 
  Pig is a good model for use in human nutrition research but few studies have 
  examined the differences among different pig breeds. This study was conducted 
  to compare the diversities of intestinal microbiota among lean Landrace pig 
  and four local Chinese pig breeds with obese phenotype including Bama mini-pig, 
  Huanjiang mini-pig, Ningxiang pig and Lantang pig. These local Chinese pig breeds 
  have obvious differences in genotype and phenotype compared to Landrace pig. 
  The aim of this study was to examine the association between the intestinal 
  microbiota composition in infancy and future obesity using pigs as a model. 
  The results indicated that the local Chinese pig breeds had significantly greater 
  microbiota diversities in the distal intestine than Landrace pig. There are 
  also clear differences in genus that can influence the energy balance and contribute 
  to obesity. The results indicated that the microbiota diversity in the distal 
  intestine in LCBs was significant higher than in LD which challenge the result 
  that the microbiota diversity decrease in obese individuals. Intestinal microbiota 
  do contribute for the obese phenotype but genotype is the main contributor. 
  The higher contents of intestinal microbial populations that show strong energy-harvesting 
  ability may partly contribute to the obese phenotype in local Chinese pigs. 
  The research may help to clarify the mechanism of phenotype diversity in pig 
  breeds and contribute to studies on infant nutrition and obesity.}
    }