Escherichia coli challenge and one type of smectite alter intestinal barrier of pigs

An experiment was conducted to determine how an E. coli challenge and dietary clays affect the intestinal barrier of pigs. Two groups of 32 pigs (initial BW: 6.9 ± 1.0 kg) were distributed in a 2 × 4 factorial arrangement of a randomized complete block design (2 challenge treatments: sham or E. coli...

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Main Authors: Almeida, Juliana Abranches Soares, Liu, Yanhong, Song, Minho, Lee, Jeong Jae, Gaskins, H Rex, Maddox, Carol Wolfgang, Osuna, Orlando, Pettigrew, James Eugene
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897994/