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 …

Lactobacillus species are found in nutrient-rich habitats associated with food, feed, plants,
animals and humans. Due to their economic importance, the metabolism, genetics and …

Weaning disturbs the intestinal barrier function and increases the risk of infection in piglets.
Probiotics exert beneficial health effects, mainly by reinforcing the intestinal epithelium and …

For the last several decades, antimicrobial compounds have been used to promote piglet
growth at weaning through the prevention of subclinical and clinical disease. There are …

Early bacterial colonization and succession within the gastrointestinal tract has been
suggested to be crucial in the establishment of specific microbiota composition and the …

Dietary amino acids (AAs) are not only absorbed and metabolized by enterocytes but also
available to the microbiota in the gut in mammals. In addition to serving as the materials for …

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 …

The importance of probiotics in swine production is widely acknowledged as crucial.
However, gaps still remain in the exact roles played by probiotics in modulation of gut …

The gut microbial ecosystem is fundamental in proper nutritional, physiological, and
immunological functions of the pig. However, composition and function of a healthy …

Introduction 3. Diversity and abundance of the AA-fermenting bacteria in the digestive tract
4. AA metabolism in gut bacteria 4.1. Incorporation of AA into bacterial cells 4.2 …