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ArticleBMC microbiology2023

Impact of coprophagy prevention on the growth performance, serum biochemistry, and intestinal microbiome of rabbits.

Zhitong Wang, Hui He, Mengjuan Chen, Mengke Ni, Dongdong Yuan, Hanfang Cai, Zhi Chen, Ming Li, Huifen Xu

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhitong Wang *College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Hui He *College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Mengjuan ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Mengke NiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Dongdong YuanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Hanfang CaiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Zhi ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China.
Ming LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China. liming@henau.edu.cn.
Huifen XuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China. huifen221@126.com.
Henan Agricultural University · CNYangzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCoprophagy plays a vital role in maintaining growth and development in many small herbivores. Here, we constructed a coprophagy model by dividing rabbits into three groups, namely, control group (CON), sham-coprophagy prevention group (SCP), and coprophagy prevention group (CP), to explore the effects of coprophagy prevention on growth performance and cecal microecology in rabbits.

resultsResults showed that CP treatment decreased the feed utilization and growth performance of rabbits. Serum total cholesterol and total triglyceride in the CP group were remarkably lower than those in the other two groups. Furthermore, CP treatment destroyed cecum villi and reduced the content of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in cecum contents. Gut microbiota profiling showed significant differences in the phylum and genus composition of cecal microorganisms among the three groups. At the genus level, the abundance of Oscillospira and Ruminococcus decreased significantly in the CP group. Enrichment analysis of metabolic pathways showed a significantly up-regulated differential metabolic pathway (PWY-7315, dTDP-N-acetylthomosamine biosynthesis) in the CP group compared with that in the CON group. Correlation analysis showed that the serum biochemical parameters were positively correlated with the abundance of Oscillospira, Sutterella, and Butyricimonas but negatively correlated with the abundance of Oxalobacte and Desulfovibrio. Meanwhile, the abundance of Butyricimonas and Parabacteroidesde was positively correlated with the concentration of butyric acid in the cecum.

conclusionsIn summary, coprophagy prevention had negative effects on serum biochemistry and gut microbiota, ultimately decreasing the growth performance of rabbits. The findings provide evidence for further revealing the biological significance of coprophagy in small herbivorous mammals.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeLactobacillalesAnimalsBacteroidetesCoprophagiaFatty Acids, VolatileMammalsRabbitsTriglyceridesFatty Acids, VolatileTriglyceridesCaecotrophyGrowth performanceMicrobiomeRabbitsSCFAs

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PMID37165350
PMCPMC10170819
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