Publication Date: January 1, 2008
Reference: Journal of Animal Science (2008) 86:1232-1244
Country: USA
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The objective of this study was to determine whether a midjourney lairage influenced swine innate immunity and intestinal microbial populations after a 16-h transport. Four replications were conducted, 1 in each of 4 seasons.
The results of this study indicate that adding a lairage to an extended transport alters immune functions, receptor, cytokine and chemokine expression, and gut microbiota compared with pigs transported for 16 hours with no break (lairage).









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