Animal Nutrition,Growth and Lactation(grant no.2015–67015-23245/project accession no.1005855);Animal Health and Production and Animal Products(grant no.2023–67015-39663/1030033)from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture;North Carolina Agricultural Research Hatch projects 1016618 and 02780.
Background Energy deficiency is a leading cause of the high pre-weaning mortality of neonatal piglets in the swine industry.Thus,optimal energy metabolism is of crucial importance for improving the survivability of ne...
supported by the earmarked fund for the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC2105002);the Key Collaborative Research Program of the Alliance of International Science Organizations(ANSO-CR-KP-2021-10);the Taishan Industry Leading Talents Blue Talent Project.
Iron is a crucial micronutrient, and its deficiency can have detrimental effects on the health of infants. Dietary polysaccharide-iron(Ⅲ) complexes(PICs) are promising for addressing iron deficiency due to their mini...
financially supported by the Science and Technology Program of Shijiazhuang City(236490539A);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2023M730594);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS-ZDRW202305);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Feed Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAASIFR-ZDRW202302).
Indole-3-propionic acid(IPA)has anti-inflammatory properties,which can be beneficial for weaned piglets with underdeveloped immune systems.The study explores the impact of IPA supplementation on growth performance,oxi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.32002351 and 31873034);the Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund(Project No.ZDYF2023XDNY038);the National Key R&D Program of China(Project No.2023YFC3404301 and 2023YFD1801100).
Delivery and weaning are major stressful events in sows and piglets,adversely affecting production and growth performance and causing economic losses to swine farms.Probiotics as safe antibiotic alternatives have grea...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32372907);the Basic Public Welfare Research Program of Zhejiang Province(LGN21C170004).
Diarrhea poses a significant threat to the health and well-being of weaned piglets,leading to substantial morbidity and mortality and economic loss in the pig industry.However,the structural characteristics of the gut...
supported by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFF1100102,2022YFF1100104,2022YFC2105005);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32172749,31625025).
Gln, one of the most abundant amino acids(AA) in the body, performs a diverse range of fundamental physiological functions. However, information about the role of dietary Gln on AA levels, transporters,protein synthes...
Background:Esophageal strictures following esophageal atresia repair are a source of significant morbidity.To test new therapeutic approaches,we designed a piglet model of esophageal stricture by resecting variable le...
Background:Intestinal organoids are promising tools in the context of animal experiment reduction but a thorough characterization of the impact of the origin of intestinal stem cells(ISC)on organoid phenotype is neede...
supported by Milk Specialties Global,USDA-NIFA 2022–67015-37125;Hatch 7004887;by an SREB fellowship to TEB。
Background Weaning stress reduces growth performance and health of young pigs due in part to an abrupt change in diets from highly digestible milk to fibrous plant-based feedstuffs.This study investigated whether diet...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 31972603]。
Background Sows commonly experience insulin resistance in late gestation and lactation,causing lower feed intake and milk production,which can lead to higher mortality rates in newborn piglets.The probiotic Lactobacif...