Fig. 5

The marker bacteria, function, and metabolites of gut microbiota between MS and L × Y sows. A Cladogram using LEfSe showing the phylogenetic distribution of gut microbiota in sows between MS and L × Y sows. B Histogram of the LDA score reveals the most differentially abundant taxa between MS and L × Y sows. C Extended error bar plot indicating the mean proportion (%) of predicted functions of gut microbiota between MS and L × Y sows. D The concentrations of SCFAs including acetate, propionate, butyrate, valerate, isobutyrate and isovalerate in rectal feces. ^*P < 0.05, ^**P < 0.01, ^***P < 0.001, data were shown as means ± SEM; n = 7