摘要
Simple Summary Farm animal health and welfare have been paid increasing concern in the world, which is generally assessed by the measurements of physical health, immune response, behavior, and physiological indicators, such as stress-related hormone, cortisone, and norepinephrine. Gut microbiota as a “forgotten organ” has been reported for its great influence on the host phenotypes through the immune, neural, and endocrine pathways to affect the host health and behavior. In addition, fecal microbiota transplantation as a novel approach is applied to regulating the composition and function of the recipient farm animals. In this review, we summarized recent studies that gut microbiota influenced health, immunity, behavior, and stress response, as well as the progress of fecal microbiota transplantation in farm animals. The review will provide new insights into the measurement of farm animal health and welfare concerning gut microbiota, and the implication of fecal microbiota transplantation to improve productivity, health, and welfare. Above all, this review suggests that gut microbiota is a promising field to evaluate and improve animal welfare.
摘要译文
简单的摘要农场动物健康和福利在世界上越来越关注，通常通过对身体健康，免疫反应，行为和生理指标（例如与压力相关的激素，可可酮和去甲肾上腺素）进行测量来评估。据报道，肠道微生物群是一种“被遗忘的器官”，因为它通过免疫，神经和内分泌途径对宿主表型的巨大影响，以影响宿主的健康和行为。此外，采用粪便菌群移植作为一种新方法来调节受体农场动物的组成和功能。在这篇综述中，我们总结了最近的研究，肠道菌群影响了健康，免疫力，行为和压力反应，以及农场动物中粪便菌群移植的进展。该综述将提供有关肠道动物健康和福利的测量有关肠道微生物群的新见解，以及粪便微生物群移植对提高生产力，健康和福利的影响。最重要的是，这篇综述表明肠道菌群是评估和改善动物福利的有前途的领域。
Siyu Chen;1 Shuyan Luo;1;Chao Yan2;*Siyu Chen1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design;Precise Breeding; School of Life Science;Engineering; Foshan University; Foshan 528225; China; nc.ude.usof@uyisnehc (S.C.); moc.361@olneyuhs (S.L.)Find articles by Siyu Chen. Gut Microbiota Implications for Health and Welfare in Farm Animals: A Review[J]. Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI, 2022,12(1)