Lactobacillus reuteri Intervention Effects on Piglet Gut Health and Growth

Qin Luo's dataset contains results from a study on early-life Lactobacillus reuteri supplementation in suckling piglets. The data includes measurements of growth performance, immune markers, intestinal morphology, gut microbiota composition, ileal metabolites, and barrier function proteins. The dataset was uploaded to figshare on April 10, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between probiotic supplementation and growth metrics like weaning weight and average daily gain.
• Model relationships between gut microbiota composition (e.g., Lactobacillus abundance) and metabolite profiles.
• Investigate associations between immune cytokine levels (e.g., IL-4, IL-10) and intestinal barrier protein expression (e.g., Occludin, MUC-2).
• Compare histological outcomes (villus height, crypt depth) with clinical outcomes like diarrhea incidence.

Strengths

• Dataset includes multi-omics integration of 16S rRNA sequencing and metabolomic analyses.
• Experimental design compares intervention durations (3-day and 7-day supplementation).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect bias inherent to a single controlled animal study.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Qin Luo

Collection Method

Experimental study administering Lactobacillus reuteri to neonatal piglets.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 06:03:29; freshness should be verified.