Effect of dietary fiber and threonine content on intestinal barrier function in pigs challenged with either systemic E. coli lipopolysaccharide or enteric Salmonella Typhimurium

Abstract Background The independent and interactive effects of dietary fiber (DF) and threonine (Thr) were investigated in growing pigs challenged with either systemic E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or enteric Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) to characterise their effect on intestinal barrier function....

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Main Authors: Michael O. Wellington, Kimberley Hamonic, Jack E. C. Krone, John K. Htoo, Andrew G. Van Kessel, Daniel A. Columbus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-00444-3