ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Gut Microbiota Implications for Health and Welfare in Farm Animals: A Review.
Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.
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57 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Preference and behavioral responses to synbiotic supplementation via drinking water in laying hens under social stress.Poultry science · 2026Article
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- Gut Microbiome Health in Farm Animals and Fish: Implications for Human Health and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Diseases.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- The Complexity of Communication in Mammals: From Social and Emotional Mechanisms to Human Influence and Multimodal Applications.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Dietary Sheep Blood Zymolysate Modulates Gut Barrier Integrity, Microbiota Composition, and Nutritional Metabolism in Common Carp (Aquaculture nutrition · 2026Article
- Metagenomic analysis of fecal and environmental microbiota in rural mixed livestock farming systems in South Africa.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- A Brief Review of Microbial Omics: Methods and Perspectives.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Review
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- Microbiota in the Early Lives of Sheep: A Short Overview on the Rumen Microbiota.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- The Role of Swine Gut Microbiota and Its Metabolites in Maintaining Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Mitigating Stress via the Gut-Brain Axis.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Gut microbiota-mediated betaine regulates skeletal muscle fiber type transition by affecting mGut microbes · 2025Article
- Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics in Pigs and Poultry: A Review of Gut Health, Performance, and Environmental Outcomes.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Animals: Therapeutics, Conservation, and Farming.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- The role of human-pig interactions in modulating gut microbiota, stress, and performance.Porcine health management · 2025Article
- Gut bacteriome dynamics in high altitude-adapted chicken lines: a key to future poultry therapeutics.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the Utility of the Gut Microbiome as a Longitudinal Health Monitoring Tool in Sanctuary Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).American journal of primatology · 2025Article
- Fungi in the Gut Microbiota: Interactions, Homeostasis, and Host Physiology.Microorganisms · 2025Review
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Abstract
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 great influence on host phenotypes, possibly via the immune processes, neural functions, and endocrine pathways, thereby influencing host phenotypes. However, there are few reviews regarding farm animals' health and welfare status concerning the gut microbiota. In this point of view, (1) we reviewed recent studies showing that gut microbiota (higher alpha diversity, beneficial composition, and positive functions) effectively influenced health characteristics, immunity, behaviors, and stress response in farm animals (such as pigs, chickens, and cows), which would provide a novel approach to measure and evaluate the health status and welfare of farm animals. In addition, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as one of the methods can modulate the recipient individual's gut microbiota to realize the expected phenotype. Further, (2) we highlighted the application of FMT on the improvement of the production performance, the reduction in disease and abnormal behavior, as well as the attenuation of stress in farm animals. It is concluded that the gut microbiota can be scientifically used to assess and improve the welfare of farm animals. Moreover, FMT may be a helpful strategy to reduce abnormal behavior and improve stress adaption, as well as the treatment of disease for farm animals. This review suggests that gut microbiota is a promising field to evaluate and improve animal welfare.
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