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However, Tibetan pigs have exhibited remarkable adaptability to the high-altitude stress of the Tibetan Plateau, a phenomenon that remains not fully understood in terms of their gastrointestinal microbiota. This study collected 57 gastrointestinal tract samples from Tibetan pigs (n = 6) and plain black pigs (n = 6) with comparable genetic backgrounds. Samples from the stomach, jejunum, cecum, colon, and rectum, underwent comprehensive metagenomic analysis to elucidate the gut microbiota-related adaptive mechanisms in Tibetan pigs to the extreme high-altitude environment. A predominance of Pseudomonadota was observed within gut microbiome of Tibetan pigs. Significant differences in the microbial composition were also identified across the tested gastrointestinal segments, with 18 genera and 141 species exhibiting differential abundance. 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