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Impact of Coprophagy Prevention on the Growth Performance, Serum Biochemistry, and Intestinal Microbiome of Rabbits by Zhitong Wang; Hui He; Mengjuan Chen; Mengke Ni; Dongdong Yuan; Hanfang Cai; Zhi Chen; Ming Li; Huifen Xu is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Coprophagy 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. ## Results Results 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
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- Author
- Zhitong Wang; Hui He; Mengjuan Chen; Mengke Ni; Dongdong Yuan; Hanfang Cai; Zhi Chen; Ming Li; Huifen Xu
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)