Sow Reproductive Performance and Gut Microbiome Data from a Feeding Trial

A dataset from a feeding trial comparing sow reproductive outcomes and gut microbiome functions under different diets. The study involved 910 sows split into a control group (501 sows) and a functional fiber-supplemented group (409 sows). It was authored by Shengnan Yin and uploaded to figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the effect of dietary fiber on sow reproductive performance based on counts of total born, born alive, and healthy piglets
• Investigating gut microbiome functional changes based on pathways like antigen processing, estrogen signaling, and IL-17 signaling
• Correlating plasma physiological parameters like IL-10 levels and insulin sensitivity with dietary treatment
• Studying shifts in microbial taxa like NK4A214_group and Treponema communities in response to diet

Strengths

• Dataset includes results from a large-scale feeding trial with 910 sows.
• Results are associated with specific physiological and microbiome metrics, such as plasma IL-10 levels and enriched microbial pathways.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small (12.3 KB), indicating limited scope or summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Data collected from a subset of sows in a large-scale feeding trial, with analysis of reproductive performance, plasma parameters, and gut microbiome.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 04:44:05; freshness should be verified.