Effects of dietary Hermetia illucens meal inclusion on cecal microbiota and small intestinal mucin dynamics and infiltration with immune cells of weaned piglets

Effects of dietary Hermetia illucens meal inclusion on cecal microbiota and small intestinal mucin dynamics and infiltration with immune cells of weaned piglets

Abstract Background The constant interaction between diet and intestinal barrier has a crucial role in determining gut health in pigs. Hermetia illucens (HI) meal (that represents a promising, alternative feed ingredient for production animals) has recently been demonstrated to influence colonic mic...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Biasato, Ilario Ferrocino, Elena Colombino, Francesco Gai, Achille Schiavone, Luca Cocolin, Valeria Vincenti, Maria Teresa Capucchio, Laura Gasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
16S rRNA
Gut health
Hermetia illucens L.
Histology
Insect meal
Microbiota
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-00466-x

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