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Research Project: Alternatives to Antibiotics: Developing Novel Strategies to Improve Production Efficiency in Swine

Location: Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Machine learning models reveal Saccharomyces yeasts are associated with poor piglet growth in early development Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chhetri, N., Summers, K.L., Campos, P.M., Postnikova, O.A., Rivera-Colon, I., Harlow, K., Oliver, W.T., Wells, J., Davies, C.L. 2025. Machine learning models reveal Saccharomyces yeasts are associated with poor piglet growth in early development. Journal of Animal Science. 103. Article eskaf133. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf133.

A metaproteomic analysis of the piglet fecal microbiome during the weaning transition Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rivera-Colon, I., Harkow, K., Cole, R., O'Meally, R., Garrett, W.M., Xiong, W., Oliver, W.T., Wells, J., Summers, K.L., Chhetri, N., Postnikova, O.A., Rempel, L.A., Crouse, M.S., Neville, B.W., Davies, C.L. 2025. A metaproteomic analysis of the piglet fecal microbiome during the weaning transition. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. Article e1504433. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1504433.

Weaning transition, but not the administration of probiotic candidate Kazachstania slooffiae, shaped the gastrointestinal bacterial and fungal communities in nursery piglets Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Harlow, K., Summers, K., Oliver, W.T., Wells, J., Ferguson, M., Crouse, M.S., Neville, B.W., Rempel, L.A., Rivera-Colon, I., Ramsay, T.G., Davies, C.L. 2024. Weaning transition, but not the administration of probiotic candidate Kazachstania slooffiae, shaped the gastrointestinal bacterial and fungal communities in nursery piglets. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. Article e1303984. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1303984.

Microbiome taxa involved in carbohydrate breakdown and synthesis of SFCA in the piglet gut Reprint Icon - (Abstract Only)
Davies, C.L., Garrett, W.M., Xiong, W., Cole, R.N., O'Meally, R., Oliver, W.T., Wells, J., Summers, K.L. 2023. Microbiome taxa involved in carbohydrate breakdown and synthesis of SFCA in the piglet gut. Meeting Abstract. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad281.773.