Maternal Nutrition During Late Gestation and Lactation: Association With Immunity and the Inflammatory Response in the Offspring

Maternal Nutrition During Late Gestation and Lactation: Association With Immunity and the Inflammatory Response in the Offspring

The immature immune system at birth and environmental stress increase the risk of infection in nursing pigs. Severe infection subsequently induces intestinal and respiratory diseases and even cause death of pigs. The nutritional and physiological conditions of sows directly affect the growth, develo...

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Main Authors: Qihui Li, Siwang Yang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xinghong Liu, Zhihui Wu, Yingao Qi, Wutai Guan, Man Ren, Shihai Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
maternal nutrition
neonate
growth
disease resistance
inflammatory
immunoglobulin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.758525/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.758525/full

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