Boosting gastrointestinal functionality of pigs post-weaning through nutrition

The reduction in antibiotic usage and the horizon of lower zinc use has led to a fundamental change in thinking about gut health and its relationship with animal performance. Drs MARIA WALSH, PIETRO CELI and LUIS ROMERO discuss some of the nutritional factors affecting the interactions, between nutrients, intestinal microbiota and the host, and nutritional strategies to boost health.

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