Predicting Growth and Carcass Traits in Swine Using Metagenomic Data and Machine Learning Algorithms
Christian Maltecca, Duc Lu, Constantino Schillebeeckx, Nathan P. McNulty, Clint Ray Schwab, Caleb M Shull, Francesco Tiezzi
This study uses metagenomic data and machine learning to predict growth and carcass traits in pigs, finding that microbiome data from later stages improves prediction accuracy.
Scientific Reports · Apr 25, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics