Summary
Abstract The gut microbiome has a significant role in mammalian health, in pigs it is influenced by factors such as age, diet, stress, environmental conditions, and farming practices. Although studies of the pig gut microbiome typically focus on bacteria, fungal members are understudied although they may have important roles in pig gut health. The objective of this research was to characterize the mycobiota in gastrointestinal tract of swine raised under two very different production systems, either outdoors on pasture or indoors in a farrow-to-finish operation (conventional). Fecal samples were collected from nursery (n = 7) and growing-finishing (n = 17) pigs as well as from sows (n = 11) on each of these conventional and pasture farms. After DNA extraction, the universal
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