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October 30, 2023
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Effect of providing citrus pulp-integrated diet on fecal microbiota and serum and fecal metabolome shifts in crossbred pigs

Publicated to: Scientific Reports. 13 (1): 17596- - 2023-10-16 13(1), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44741-z

Authors:

Belloumi, Dhekra; Calvet, Salvador; Roca, Marta Isabel; Ferrer, Pablo; Jimenez-Belenguer, Ana; Cambra-Lopez, Maria; Garcia-Rebollar, Paloma; Climent, Eric; Martinez-Blanch, Juan; Tortajada, Marta; Chenoll, Empar; Bermejo, Almudena; Cerisuelo, Alba
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Affiliations

ADM Biopolis - Author
ADM Biopolis Sl, Paterna 46980, Spain - Author
Inst Invest Sanitaria Fe, Unidad Analit, Valencia 46026, Spain - Author
Inst Valenciano Invest Agr, Ctr Citricultura & Prod Vegetal, Moncada 46113, Spain - Author
Inst Valenciano Invest Agr, Ctr Invest & Tecnol Anim, Segorbe 12400, Spain - Author
Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe - Author
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias - Author
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias , Universitat Politècnica de València - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Prod Agr, ETSIAAB, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Biotecnol, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Anim Sci & Technol, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Universitat Politècnica de València - Author
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Abstract

The study aimed to assess the impact of dehydrated citrus pulp (DCP) on growth performance, fecal characteristics, fecal bacterial composition (based on 16S rRNA analysis), and fecal and serum metabolomic profiles in crossbred pigs. 80 finishing pigs Duroc × (Landrace × Large White) were fed either a control diet (C) or a diet with 240 g/kg DCP (T) for six weeks. Including DCP in diets tended to decrease feed intake, increased (p < 0.05) the concentrations of acetic and heptanoic acids and decreased (p < 0.05) fecal butyric and branched-chain fatty acid concentrations in feces. Animals fed DCP exhibited a lower abundance of the genera Clostridium and Romboutsia, while Lachnospira significantly increased. Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis plotted a clear separation of fecal and serum metabolites between groups. The main discriminant fecal metabolites were associated with bacterial protein fermentation and were downregulated in T-fed pigs. In serum, DCP supplementation upregulated metabolites related to protein and fatty acids metabolism. In conclusion, the addition of DCP as an environmentally friendly source of nutrients in pig diets, resulted in modifications of fecal bacterial composition, fermentation patterns, and overall pig metabolism, suggesting improvements in protein metabolism and gut health.
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Keywords

fatty-acidsfibergrowth-performanceguthealthkeggrelevancespectrometry dataAnimal feedAnimalsCitrusDietFecesMetabolomeMicrobiotaProtein fermentationRna, ribosomal, 16sSwine

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Scientific Reports due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 25/134, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Multidisciplinary Sciences.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.28. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-24, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 7
  • Scopus: 6
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-24:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 21.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 17 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/87591/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 149
  • Downloads: 82
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