Gastric infusion of short-chain fatty acids can improve intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets.
H DiaoA R JiaoB YuX B MaoDaiwen ChenPublished in: Genes & nutrition (2019)
These data indicated that gastric infusion of SCFA, especially high SCFA concentration, may be beneficial to gut development of piglets via improving gut morphology, decreasing apoptotic cell percentage, and maintaining intestinal barrier function.