[HTML][HTML] Gastrointestinal tract (gut) health in the young pig

JR Pluske, DL Turpin, JC Kim - Animal Nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
An optimally functioning gastrointestinal tract (GIT) clearly is of importance to the overall
metabolism, physiology, disease status and performance of pigs of all stages of growth and …

Using nutritional strategies to shape the gastro-intestinal tracts of suckling and weaned piglets

AMS Huting, A Middelkoop, X Guan, F Molist - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Throughout the world, piglet mortality and morbidity in large litters are a
major welfare concern and source of economic losses. Gastro-intestinal problems rank …

Manipulating the immune system for pigs to optimise performance

JR Pluske, JC Kim, JL Black - Animal Production Science, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Disease and enhanced microbial load are considered to be major factors limiting the
performance and overall efficiency of feed use by pigs in Australian piggeries. It is …

Nutritional profile and in vitro digestibility of microalgae grown in anaerobically digested piggery effluent

NR Moheimani, A Vadiveloo, JM Ayre, JR Pluske - Algal research, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgal biomass grown in wastewater can be a sustainable source of animal feedstock.
We have previously shown the feasibility of mass algal cultivation on undiluted anaerobic …

[HTML][HTML] Role of vitamins for gastro-intestinal functionality and health of pigs

C Lauridsen, JJ Matte, M Lessard, P Celi… - Animal Feed Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Several nutritional studies have been performed to improve piglet health and resilience to
infectious diseases during the lactation and post-weaning periods, and to identify …

Tannic acid prevents post-weaning diarrhea by improving intestinal barrier integrity and function in weaned piglets

J Yu, Y Song, B Yu, J He, P Zheng, X Mao… - Journal of animal …, 2020 - Springer
Background Tannic acid (TA) is potential to reduce diarrhea in weaning pigs, but knowledge
about the influence of TA on intestinal barrier integrity and function is still scarce. This …

[HTML][HTML] Broilers fed a low protein diet supplemented with synthetic amino acids maintained growth performance and retained intestinal integrity while reducing …

SP Macelline, SS Wickramasuriya, HM Cho, E Kim… - Poultry science, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the effects of supplementing a low protein (LP) diet
supplemented with key essential amino acids (AA) to broilers on growth performance …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary tryptophan and threonine supplementation above nutritional recommendations on performance, diarrhoea, and intestinal health parameters …

MN Engelsmann, TS Nielsen, MS Hedemann, U Krogh… - Livestock Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Pigs may have an enhanced need for the amino acids (AA) tryptophan (Trp) and threonine
(Thr) around weaning. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of additional dietary Trp and …

[HTML][HTML] Broiler responses to dietary 3, 4, 5-trihydroxybenzoic acid and oregano extracts under Eimeria challenge conditions

M Yu, JO Jeon, HM Cho, JS Hong, YB Kim… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a combination 3, 4, 5-trihydroxybenzoic
acid (THB) and oregano extracts (ie, Carvacrol and Thymol) at intake/dietary different levels …

A blend of functional amino acids and grape polyphenols improves the pig capacity to cope with an inflammatory challenge caused by poor hygiene of housing …

AZ Fraga, PHRF Campos, L Hauschild… - BMC Veterinary …, 2023 - Springer
Background Dietary supplementation with a blend of functional amino acids (AA) and grape
extract polyphenols contributes to preserve intestinal health and growth performance of …