@article{boston_wang_xi_kim_fellner_scott_ziegler_van landeghem_blikslager_odle_2023, title={Effects of Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) on Hindgut Microbial Composition of Pigs During the Peri-Weaning Period}, volume={101}, ISSN={["1525-3163"]}, DOI={10.1093/jas/skad281.228}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE}, author={Boston, Timothy E. and Wang, Feng and Xi, Lin and Kim, Sung Woo and Fellner, Vivek and Scott, Mark F. and Ziegler, Amanda L. and Van Landeghem, Laurianne and Blikslager, Anthony T. and Odle, Jack}, year={2023}, month={Nov}, pages={187–188} }
 @article{boston_wang_xi_kim_fellner_scott_ziegler_van landeghem_blikslager_odle_2023, title={Effects of Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharide (Gos) on Piglet Growth and Jejunal Morphology During the Peri-Weaning Period}, volume={101}, ISSN={["1525-3163"]}, DOI={10.1093/jas/skad341.313}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE}, author={Boston, Timothy E. and Wang, Feng and Xi, Lin and Kim, Sung Woo and Fellner, Vivek and Scott, Mark F. and Ziegler, Amanda L. and Van Landeghem, Laurianne and Blikslager, Anthony T. and Odle, Jack}, year={2023}, month={Oct}, pages={276–277} }
 @article{boston_wang_lin_leonard_kim_mckilligan_fellner_odle_2022, title={Gruel Creep Feeding Accelerates Growth and Alters Intestinal Health of Young Pigs}, volume={12}, ISSN={["2076-2615"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12182408}, DOI={10.3390/ani12182408}, abstractNote={To combat the stress of weaning, we utilized novel gruel creep feeders to supplement suckling pigs with divergent soluble (n = 6 litters) versus insoluble (n = 6) diets compared with un-supplemented controls (n = 6). Post-weaning, pigs were fed a common phase 1 diet. Average daily weight gains of pigs fed soluble and insoluble creep diets were 53% and 17% greater than control pigs, respectively (p < 0.01). Creep intake was higher (82%) for pigs fed the soluble diet, and the accompanying weight increase was sustained post-weaning (p < 0.02). Villus measures were prematurely altered in soluble-creep-fed pigs (p < 0.01), with decreases in villi length, crypt depth, and villus area pre-weaning. No effects of treatment were detected for VFA concentrations and pH in the cecum. There was an interaction between treatment and age for several pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines (p < 0.01), where soluble-creep-fed pigs had increased cytokine levels with age, whereas cytokine levels in the insoluble and control groups decreased over time. We conclude that a soluble creep diet fed in a gruel state during the pre-weaning period has a positive impact on weaning weight that is sustained post-weaning, and is accompanied by alterations in the intestinal health of young pigs.}, number={18}, journal={ANIMALS}, author={Boston, Timothy E. and Wang, Feng and Lin, Xi and Leonard, Suzanne and Kim, Sung Woo and McKilligan, Denny and Fellner, Vivek and Odle, Jack}, year={2022}, month={Sep} }