Intestinal Health of Pigs Upon Weaning: Challenges and Nutritional Intervention

The primary goal of nursery pig management is making a smooth weaning transition to minimize weaning associated depressed growth and diseases. Weaning causes morphological and functional changes of the small intestine of pigs, where most of the nutrients are being digested and absorbed. While variou...

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Main Authors: Lan Zheng, Marcos Elias Duarte, Ana Sevarolli Loftus, Sung Woo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.628258/full