Dietary Tryptophan Levels Impact Growth Performance and Intestinal Microbial Ecology in Weaned Piglets via Tryptophan Metabolites and Intestinal Antimicrobial Peptides

Dietary Tryptophan Levels Impact Growth Performance and Intestinal Microbial Ecology in Weaned Piglets via Tryptophan Metabolites and Intestinal Antimicrobial Peptides

Tryptophan (Trp) plays an important role in piglet growth. However, the effect of dietary Trp on microbial flora is still poorly understood. A total of 40 28-d weaned piglets were allocated to four groups with 10 barrows per group and one pig per replicate. Piglets were fed a corn and soybean meal-b...

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Main Authors: Zebin Rao, Jinlong Li, Baoshi Shi, Yan Zeng, Yubo Liu, Zhihong Sun, Liuting Wu, Weizhong Sun, Zhiru Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
pig
amino acid
indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
gut microbial ecology
porcine β-defensin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/817

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