Tannic acid prevents post-weaning diarrhea by improving intestinal barrier integrity and function in weaned piglets

Abstract Background Tannic acid (TA) is potential to reduce diarrhea in weaning pigs, but knowledge about the influence of TA on intestinal barrier integrity and function is still scarce. This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary TA supplementation on growth performance, di...

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Main Authors: Jie Yu, Yanyan Song, Bing Yu, Jun He, Ping Zheng, Xiangbing Mao, Zhiqing Huang, Yuheng Luo, Junqiu Luo, Hui Yan, Quyuan Wang, Huifen Wang, Daiwen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-00496-5