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 …

Effective functionality of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and its health, are important factors in
determining animal performance. Several, complex mechanisms are involved in the …

Pigs experience biological stress such as physiological, environmental, and social
challenges when weaned from the sow. The process of weaning is one of the most stressful …

Polyphenols are secondary plant metabolites which have been shown to exert antioxidative
and antiinflamma tory effects in cell culture, rodent and human studies. Based on the fact …

The varied reactions of the host to infection, inflammation, or trauma are collectively known
as the acute-phase response and encompass a wide range of pathophysiological …

A review of the systemic acute phase reaction with major cytokines involved, and the hepatic
metabolic changes, negative and positive acute phase proteins (APPs) with function and …

Most chronic diseases, caused by lifestyle factors, appear to be linked to inflammation.
Inflammation is activated mechanistically, and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is a significant …

Leptin, a 16-kDa protein secreted from white adipocytes, has been implicated in the
regulation of food intake, energy expenditure, and whole-body energy balance in rodents …

Increased disease rates are commonly reported among high-yielding dairy cows in the
transition period, extending from 3weeks before to 3weeks after calving, and characterized …

Endotoxin, also referred to as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), can stimulate localized or systemic
inflammation via the activation of pattern recognition receptors. Additionally, endotoxin and …