Nourishing the Infant Gut Microbiome to Support Immune Health: Protocol of SUN (Seeding Through Feeding) Randomized Controlled Trial

Clare R Wall   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Nicole C Roy   ^{2, 3} , PhD ;   Jane A Mullaney   ^{2, 4, 5} , PhD ;   Warren Charles McNabb   ^{2, 5} , PhD ;   Olivier Gasser   ^{2, 6} , PhD ;   Karl Fraser   ^{2, 4} , PhD ;   Eric Altermann   ^{7, 8} , PhD ;   Wayne Young   ⁹ , PhD ;   Janine Cooney   ^{2, 10} , PhD ;   Robyn Lawrence   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Yannan Jiang   ¹¹ , PhD ;   Barbara C Galland   ¹² , PhD ;   Xiaoxi Fu   ^{1, 2} , PGDip ;   Jacqueline N Tonkie   ^{2, 13} , MSc ;   Nisha Mahawar   ^{1, 2} , MHSc ;   Amy Luisa Lovell   ^{1, 2} , PhD

¹ Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

² High-Value Nutrition, National Science Challenge, Auckland, New Zealand

³ Department of Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

⁴ AgResearch, Palmerston North, New Zealand

⁵ Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

⁶ Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand

⁷ BlueBarn Life Sciences Ltd., Palmerston North, New Zealand

⁸ School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

⁹ Fonterra, Palmerston North, New Zealand

¹⁰ The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand

¹¹ Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

¹² Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

¹³ School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand