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Acinetobacter in fresh faecal samples is related to sperm motility:
a case report in Pietrain boars housed on different deep-litter bedding materials (2024)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Riedel, Anine

Vahjen, Wilfried (WE 4)

Lautner, Matthias

Leiding, Claus

Jung, Markus

Zentek, Jürgen (WE 4)

Schulze, Martin

Quelle

Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene

Bandzählung: 59

Heftzählung: 5

Seiten: e14616

ISSN: 0936-6768

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rda.14616

DOI: 10.1111/rda.14616

Pubmed: 38798188

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14195 Berlin
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tierernaehrung@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

The swine gastrointestinal tract contains a great variety of microbes, forming a complex and dynamic ecosystem. Various internal and external factors (e.g. age, breed and diet) may influence its composition. This study aimed to investigate the gut microbial diversity of German Piétrain boars housed on different deep-litter bedding materials (regional wood shavings, linen, hemp, spelt husks, and wood shavings) via 16S-rDNA sequencing. Additionally, short-chain fatty acids were analysed using gas chromatography. Fresh faecal samples (n = 80) from 40 Piétrain boars were collected twice during the trial. Although it can be assumed that boars ingest bedding orally, no differences in the microbiome composition could be found. The main phyla were Firmicutes and Bacteroides. Acinetobacter was identified as a biomarker for sperm quality differences (total sperm motility) in breeding boars.