Effects of oral glutamine supplementation on jejunal morphology, development, and amino acid profiles in male low birth weight suckling piglets.

<h4>Background</h4>It has been shown that small intestine development in low birth weight (LBW) piglets is impaired. Glutamine (Gln) has been reported to improve piglet health and intestinal function in weaned piglets, but data is scarce in suckling piglets. This study was conducted to i...

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Main Authors: Johannes Schregel, Johannes Schulze Holthausen, Quentin L Sciascia, Zeyang Li, Solvig Görs, Anja Eggert, Armin Tuchscherer, Jürgen Zentek, Cornelia C Metges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267357