European-wide directives are in place to establish a sustainable production of pigs without
using production enhancers and chemotherapeutics. Thus, an economically-viable pig …

The controlled effects of ageand weaning on the numbers of CD2+ T cells, subsets (CD4+,
CD8+), accessory cells (macrophage/granulocyte) and cells expressing MHC class II (DQw) …

This study was to investigate the developmental changes in intestinal morphology and
immune profiles in suckling and weaning piglets. Seventy-two weaning piglets with equal …

The development of the gastrointestinal tract is a very sophisticated process, which starts
during prenatal life and continues after birth. Diet is the most important factor modulating …

In contrast to rodents, all compartments of the porcine small intestine contain lymphoid cells
at birth. During the first few days of life maternal antibodies and leukocytes are taken up by …

Controlling gut inflammation is important in managing gut disorders in the piglet after
weaning. Establishing patterns of inflammation markers in the time subsequent to weaning …

Cytokines play a central role in immune cell response, but they also participate in the
maintenance of tissue integrity. Changes in the cytokine network of the pig gut may be …

Genetic improvement in sows' prolificity is limited by their milk capacities, which do not allow
all piglets to survive or grow normally. This experiment compared the behaviour, growth and …

To evaluate morphological characteristics and development of the immune system at
different ages in neonatal pigs, 4 piglets were euthanized at 7, 14, and 18 d of age for …

During the prenatal, neonatal and post-weaning periods, the mammalian gastrointestinal
tract undergoes various morphological and physiological changes alongside with an …