IgA production, coliforms analysis and intestinal mucosa morphology of piglets that received probiotics with viable or inactivated cells Produção de IgA, análise de coliformes e morfologia da mucosa intestinal de leitões que receberam probióticos com células viáveis ou inativadas

Two types of probiotics were used in piglets. One product is a mixed culture of viable Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium e Bifidobacterium bifidum. The second product is composed of inactivated Lactobacillus acidophilus cells. The piglets received two weekly oral doses for 30 days whil...

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Published in:Pesquisa veterinária brasileira 2007-06, Vol.27 (6), p.241-245
Main Authors: Maria A. Martins Rodrigues, Deise A. de Oliveira Silva, Ernesto A. Taketomi, Francisco J. Hernandez-Blazquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
desmame
IgA
intestine
intestino
Lactobacillus
leitões
piglets
Probiotics
Probióticos
suínos
swine
weaning
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Summary:Two types of probiotics were used in piglets. One product is a mixed culture of viable Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium e Bifidobacterium bifidum. The second product is composed of inactivated Lactobacillus acidophilus cells. The piglets received two weekly oral doses for 30 days while a control group did not receive probiotics. All piglets were euthanized at the 30th day of life and the mesenteric lymph nodes, the small intestine, and blood samples were collected. The tissue samples were studied by light microscopy and the blood serum was analyzed by ELISA method. The treatment with the probiotic with viable cells produced higher serum levels of IgA (P
ISSN:0100-736X
1678-5150
DOI:10.1590/S0100-736X2007000600004