Herd-Level and Individual Differences in Fecal Lactobacilli Dynamics of Growing Pigs
We studied the fecal lactobacilli count and species diversity of growing pigs along with immune parameters associated with intestinal lactobacilli.Thirty pigs categorized as small (S, n = 12) or large (L, n = 18) at birth were followed from birth to slaughter in two commercial herds, H1 and H2.Herds differed in terms of their general management.We