Feed supplemented with 3 different antibiotics improved food intake and decreased the activation of the humoral immune response in healthy weaned pigs but had differing effects on intestinal microbiota

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4043-4053

  Bosi, P ^a   Merialdi, G ^b   Scandurra, S ^c   Messori, S ^a   Bardasi, L ^b   Nisi, I ^a   Russo, D ^a   Casini, L ^a   Trevisi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Bruno Umbertini   (Italy)

^c Division of Eli Lilly Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Immunity; Intestinal microbiota; Pig

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; TILMICOSIN; TYLOSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIET; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FECES; HISTOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE;

AMOXICILLIN; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIET; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EATING; FECES; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINE, SMALL; SWINE; TYLOSIN;

EID: 82155188484     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3311     Document Type: Article

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