The Enhancement of Intestinal Immunity in Offspring Piglets by Maternal Probiotic or Synbiotic Supplementation Is Associated With the Alteration of Gut Microbiota

A total of 64 pregnant Bama mini-pigs were used to investigate the effects of maternal probiotic or synbiotic supplementation during gestation and lactation on immune response, intestinal morphology, and microbiota community of offspring piglets. The sows were assigned randomly to one of four groups...

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Main Authors: Kai Wang, Chengjun Hu, Wu Tang, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Qian Zhu, Qinghua He, Xiangfeng Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.686053/full