Nutrition can help reduce the impact of pork production on the environment and improve pig gut health. The formulation of diets based on highly-digestible feedstuffs and which meet the exact requirements of the pigs, markedly reduces the excretion of minerals such as nitrogen and phosphorus into the environment. The presence of fermentable dietary fiber in the diet can also decrease the emissio...

BACKGROUND "Brachyspira hampsonii", discovered in North America in 2010 associated with dysentery-like illness, is an economically relevant swine pathogen resulting in decreased feed efficiency and increased morbidity, mortality and medication usage. "B. hampsonii" clade II strain 30446 has been shown to be causally associated with mucohemorrhagic diarrhea and colitis. Our objectives were to de...

Nowadays, the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in livestock production leads to appearance antibiotic resistant strains that promotes use probiotics feed minimise/replace consumption. Among them, Bacilli are common supplements for effectiveness health benefits. However, there is a growing concern about development resistance transfer genes among bacteria. Thus, European Food Safety Authority (...

This study assessed the potential effect of a co-feed liquid whey-integrated diet on fecal microbiota 14 crossbred pigs. The experimental design was as follows: seven pigs were in control group, fed with feed, and same feed supplemented daily whey. collection samples conducted each animal before dietary treatment (T0) one (T1), two (T2) months after beginning integration. In addition, blood col...

The metabolism and disposition of /V-|4-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-2-thiazolyl|formamide (FANFT) and 2-amino-4-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazole (ANFT) were studied in rat and guinea pig. Rat is susceptible whereas guinea pig is resistant to FANFT-induced bladder cancer. Rats and guinea pigs were P.O.administered either 2-|14C|ANFT or 2-|'4qFANFT (100 mg/kg), and 18-h urine and feces were collected. Tissue dist...

OBJECTIVE Pigs, as hosts of zoonotic Cryptosporidium species/genotypes, are domestic animals with public health significance. The present study was to characterize the infection rate and species/genotype of Cryptosporidium in pre-weaned and post-weaned pigs from Shanghai and Shaoxing, China. METHODS A total of 208 fecal samples (42 from pre-weaned piglets, and 166 from post-weaned pigs) were ...