Weaning is a critical event in the pig's life cycle, frequently associated with severe enteric
infections and overuse of antibiotics; this raises serious economic and public health …

An optimally functioning gastrointestinal tract (GIT) clearly is of importance to the overall
metabolism, physiology, disease status and performance of pigs of all stages of growth and …

Weaning disturbs the intestinal barrier function and increases the risk of infection in piglets.
Probiotics exert beneficial health effects, mainly by reinforcing the intestinal epithelium and …

Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) is one of the most serious threats for the swine industry
worldwide. It is commonly associated with the proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia …

Aging is characterized by the functional decline of tissues and organs and increased risk of
aging-associated disorders, which pose major societal challenges and are a public health …

For the last several decades, antimicrobial compounds have been used to promote piglet
growth at weaning through the prevention of subclinical and clinical disease. There are …

Early weaned piglets are vulnerable to diarrhea because of weaning stress and immaturity
of intestinal tract. Compelling evidence suggests that gut microbiota is vital to host health …

EFSA and EMA have jointly reviewed measures taken in the EU to reduce the need for and
use of antimicrobials in food‐producing animals, and the resultant impacts on antimicrobial …

The use of probiotics for farm animals has increased considerably over the last 15 years.
Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which can confer a health benefit for the host …

Ongoing challenges in the swine industry, such as reduced access to antibiotics and virus
outbreaks (eg, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, African swine fever virus), have prompted …