The maintenance of gut health is complex and relies on a delicate balance between the diet,
the commensal microflora and the mucosa, including the digestive epithelium and the …

The concept of colonic health has become a major target for the development of functional
foods such as probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics. These bioactive agents have a profound …

There are several enteric bacterial diseases and conditions of pigs that require control to
prevent overt disease, to reduce morbidity and mortality, and to improve the efficiency of …

Conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract occur in pigs of all ages. Enteric diseases
substantially compromise production efficiencies and profitability of pig production globally …

Traditionally, feeding highly digestible ingredients and including in-feed antibiotics as
growth promoters has been recommended in piglets diets. However, the ban of in-feed …

Our objectives were to evaluate the effects of dietary soluble fiber (inulin) and insoluble fiber
(lignocellulose) supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, serum …

The weaning of piglets is often associated with digestive disorders, particularly diarrhea—
postweaning colibacillosis (PWC)—which is caused by infection with enterotoxigenic strains …

The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a cAMP-activated Cl−
channel expressed in epithelial cells in the airways, pancreas, intestine and other fluid …

The gills and intestinal epithelia of teleost fish express cystic fibrosis transmembrane
conductance regulator (CFTR), and utilize this low conductance anion channel in the apical …

The piglet is subjected to many environmental, behavioural and dietary stresses
immediately after weaning, and the intestinal microenvironment of the newly weaned pig is …