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 …

It is well established that pig gut microbiota plays a critical role in maintaining metabolic
homeostasis as well as in a myriad of physiological, neurological and immunological …

The present study was aimed to develop an effective probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from
piglet feces and in vitro characterization of probiotic properties. To confirm host-species …

Probiotics have been emerging as a safe and viable alternative to antibiotics for increasing
performance in livestock. Literature was collated via retrieved information from online …

The weaning period is a critical stage in pig production and the use of antibiotics and high
concentrations of trace elements (copper and zinc) have proved to be very effective at …

In pig nutrition, antibiotics are used to promote growth and/or to treat diseases in order to
improve animal performance. However, due to the potential risk of cross selective pressure …

One factor that shapes the establishment of early neonatal intestinal microbiota is
environmental microbial exposure, and probiotic application has been shown to promote …

Simple Summary The beneficial and functional roles of the gut microbiota in maintaining
host health are becoming clearer. In general, the swine intestinal bacterial population is …

Over the past decade, the use of probiotics as feed supplements in animal production has
increased considerably due to the ban on antibiotic growth promoters in livestock. This …

The objective was to study the effects of microencapsulated organic acids (OA) and
essential oils (EO) on growth performance, immune system, gut barrier function, nutrient …