Enterococcus spp. are Gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic cocci, which are found in the
intestinal flora and, less frequently, in the vagina or mouth. Enterococcus faecalis and …

Weaning is a critical event in the pig's life cycle, frequently associated with severe enteric
infections and overuse of antibiotics; this raises serious economic and public health …

Salmonella enterica is one of the most ubiquitous enteropathogenic bacterial species on
earth, and comprises more than 2500 serovars. Widely known for causing non-typhoidal …

A number of feed additives are marketed to assist in boosting the pigs' immune system,
regulate gut microbiota, and reduce negative impacts of weaning and other environmental …

Simple Summary Post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) is a major challenge in pig production,
which results in the high use of ZnO for its prevention and the utilisation of antibiotics for its …

Salmonella is a foodborne zoonotic pathogen causing diarrhoeal disease to humans after
consuming contaminated water, animal, and plant products. The bacterium is the third …

Background Nutritional well-being is the prerequisite condition for a sustainable
improvement in human welfare. Human gut microbiota plays a magnificent role in balancing …

Early life microbiome perturbations can have important effects on host development,
physiology and behaviour. In this longitudinal study, we evaluated the impact of early …

In the modern pig production, pigs are weaned at early age with immature intestine. Dietary
and environmental factors challenge the intestine, specifically the jejunum, causing …

Simple Summary Traditional proximate analysis measures (ie, moisture, crude protein,
crude fat, crude fiber, and ash) have little value for estimating the actual nutritional and …