Porcine intestinal antimicrobial peptide as an in-feed antibiotic alternative improves intestinal digestion and immunity by shaping the gut microbiota in weaned piglets

Antibiotic resistance of pathogens, which is caused by the abuse of in-feed antibiotics, threatens the sustainable development of livestock production. The present study aimed to investigate the efficiency of porcine intestinal antimicrobial peptide (PIAP) as an alternative to in-feed antibiotics in...

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Published in:	Animal Nutrition
Main Authors:	Fengjie Ji, Huansheng Yang, Qiye Wang, Jianzhong Li, Hanlin Zhou, Shengmin Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-09-01
Subjects:	Weaned piglet Antibiotic alternative Antimicrobial peptide Colonic microbiota Intestinal function
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654523000392