Oral vitamin A supplementation of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infected gilts enhances IgA and lactogenic immune protection of nursing piglets
Abstract Vitamin A (VA) has pleiotropic effects on the immune system and is critical for mucosal immune function and intestinal lymphocyte trafficking. We hypothesized that oral VA supplementation of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)-infected pregnant gilts would enhance the gut-mammary gland-s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Veterinary Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-019-0719-y |