2024 journal article

Prebiotic galactooligosaccharide improves piglet growth performance and intestinal health associated with alterations of the hindgut microbiota during the peri-weaning period

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 15(1).

By: T. Boston n, F. Wang, . Lin, S. Kim  n, V. Fellner , M. Scott, A. Ziegler , L. Van Landeghem, A. Blikslager , J. Odle n 

author keywords: Galactooligosaccharide; Gut microbiome; Intestinal villi; Prebiotics; Weaning
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 24, 2024

Weaning stress reduces growth performance and health of young pigs due in part to an abrupt change in diets from highly digestible milk to fibrous plant-based feedstuffs. This study investigated whether dietary galactooligosaccharide (GOS), supplemented both pre- and post-weaning, could improve growth performance and intestinal health via alterations in the hindgut microbial community.