The microbiome of pigs reared outdoors or indoors is
It is more stable in pigs reared outdoors: the hygiene used in intensive rearing may reduce the ability to create a stable microflora, thus avoiding a normal development and immune function and potentially increasing the risk of a pathogenic disease.
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