Tannic acid prevents post-weaning diarrhea by improving intestinal barrier integrity and function in weaned piglets.

Jie YuYanyan SongBing YuJun HePing ZhengXiangbing MaoZhiqing HuangYuheng LuoJunqiu LuoHui YanQuyuan WangHuifen WangDaiwen Chen

Published in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2020)

In conclusion, dietary supplementation of 0.2% or 1.0% TA could effectively alleviate post-weaning diarrhea without altering growth performance in weaned piglets, which might be achieved by improving intestinal barrier integrity and function.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
clostridium difficile
mouse model
intensive care unit