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Pig gut microbiota: Challenges and opportunities to improve the pig health

Edited by: Prof Paolo Trevisi and Prof Jürgen Zentek

Recently, the interest on the gut microbiome as modulator of pigs’ health largely grew. An early colonization of the gastrointestinal tract by a stable microbiome positively affects the programming of the physiological development of pigs. The processes governing the settlement and the maintenance of a balanced intestinal microbiota are not fully understood, nevertheless the Special Issue will focus on the integrated system piglet-sow-post-weaning, as a target to favor the physiological development of pigs. Piglet intervention will be presented, as well a critical review on the challenge and the opportunity of the rapid progress of the analytical tools for studies on the gut microbiota structure.

This series was published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

  1. Early colonization of intestinal microbiota during the neonatal stage plays an important role on the development of intestinal immune system and nutrients absorption of the host. Compared to the normal birth w...

    Authors: Lili Jiang, Cuiping Feng, Shiyu Tao, Na Li, Bin Zuo, Dandan Han and Junjun Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2019 10:88
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    Authors: Mick Bailey, Amy Thomas, Ore Francis, Christopher Stokes and Hauke Smidt
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2019 10:49
  3. The enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) expressing F4 and F18 fimbriae are the two main pathogens associated with post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) in piglets. The growing global concern regarding antimicrobial res...

    Authors: Diana Luise, Charlotte Lauridsen, Paolo Bosi and Paolo Trevisi
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2019 10:53
  4. This review describes dietary fibres originating from a range of foods, particularly in relation to their plant cell walls. It explores the categorization of dietary fibres into “soluble” or “insoluble”. It al...

    Authors: Barbara A. Williams, Deirdre Mikkelsen, Bernadine M. Flanagan and Michael J. Gidley
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2019 10:45