Does Dietary Deoxynivalenol Modulate the Acute Phase Reaction in Endotoxaemic Pigs?—Lessons from Clinical Signs, White Blood Cell Counts, and TNF-Alpha

We studied the interaction between deoxynivalenol (DON)-feeding and a subsequent pre- and post-hepatic immune stimulus with the hypothesis that the liver differently mediates the acute phase reaction (APR) in pigs. Barrows (n = 44) were divided into a DON-(4.59 mg DON/kg feed) and a control-diet gro...

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Main Authors: Tanja Tesch, Erik Bannert, Jeannette Kluess, Jana Frahm, Susanne Kersten, Gerhard Breves, Lydia Renner, Stefan Kahlert, Hermann-Josef Rothkötter, Sven Dänicke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/1/3