Sustainable Nutritional Strategies for Gut Health in Weaned Pigs: The Role of Reduced Dietary Crude Protein, Organic Acids and Butyrate Production

Sustainable Nutritional Strategies for Gut Health in Weaned Pigs: The Role of Reduced Dietary Crude Protein, Organic Acids and Butyrate Production

Weaning in piglets presents significant physiological and immunological challenges, including gut dysbiosis and increased susceptibility to post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD). Abrupt dietary, environmental, and social changes during this period disrupt the intestinal barrier and microbiota, often necessit...

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Main Authors: Kathryn Ruth Connolly, Torres Sweeney, John V. O’Doherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
post-weaning
microbiota
gut health
organic acids
grain
crude protein
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/1/66
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