The impact of porcine spray-dried plasma protein and dried egg protein harvested from hyper-immunized hens, provided in the presence or absence of subtherapeutic levels of antibiotics in the feed, on growth and indicators of intestinal function and p
Published on:
03/20/2021
Author/s :
Leigh A. Ruckman, Amy L. Petry, Stacie A. Gould, and John F. Patience / Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011.
INTRODUCTIONThe weaning process exposes pigs to a multitude of stressors such as dietary and environmental changes, social stress, and an unpredictable array of pathogens. The combination of these stressors typically results in reduced growth rate and feed intake as well as impaired function and integrity of the gut (Lallès et al., 2004; Pluske, 2013; Li et al., 2019). Further, the immune s...