Bovine Colostrum Before or After Formula Feeding Improves Systemic Immune Protection and Gut Function in Newborn Preterm Pigs

Bovine Colostrum Before or After Formula Feeding Improves Systemic Immune Protection and Gut Function in Newborn Preterm Pigs

Objectives: Maternal milk is often absent or in limited supply just after preterm birth. Many preterm infants are therefore fed infant formula as their first enteral feed despite an increased risk of feeding intolerance, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and infection. Using preterm pigs as a model f...

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Main Authors: Yanqi Li, Xiaoyu Pan, Duc Ninh Nguyen, Shuqiang Ren, Arshnee Moodley, Per Torp Sangild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
bovine colostrum
formula feeding
preterm infants
systemic immunity
gut health
necrotizing enterocolitis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.03062/full

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