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<p>Feed contamination is a major concern to the pig farming industry. There is a growing concern towards the harmful effects that mycotoxins and especially ochratoxin A have on the overall health and development of pigs.</p>
<p>However the deleterious effects on the gastro-intestinal microbiota has not been studied thoroughly, especially at a low dose exposure. The current study proposed to investigate the effect of a sub-chronic dose of OTA on some of the important bacterial populations colonizing the pig gut as well as assessing the impact on SCFA production. The changes induced in bacterial populations not only affect the immune system of the pig but also influence the development of the mycotoxicosis. This paper highlights the impact of 0.05mg/kg feed of OTA on the large intestine microbiota and on the SCFA production associated with it.</p>
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Feed contamination is a major concern to the pig farming industry. There is a growing concern towards the harmful effects that mycotoxins and especially ochratoxin A have on the overall health and development of pigs.
However the deleterious effects on the gastro-intestinal microbiota has not been studied thoroughly, especially at a low dose exposure. The current study proposed to investigate the effect of a sub-chronic dose of OTA on some of the important bacterial populations colonizing the pig gut as well as assessing the impact on SCFA production. The changes induced in bacterial populations not only affect the immune system of the pig but also influence the development of the mycotoxicosis. This paper highlights the impact of 0.05mg/kg feed of OTA on the large intestine microbiota and on the SCFA production associated with it.

The effects of a low dose OTA exposure on weanling piglet gut microbiota

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Feed contamination is a major concern to the pig farming industry. There is a growing concern towards the harmful effects that mycotoxins and especially...

The effects of a low dose OTA exposure on weanling piglet gut microbiota

Publicado en línea: 17 jul 2021

Páginas: 31 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/azibna-2021-0003

Palabras clave
Ochratoxin A, SCFAs, piglet microbiota, bacterial populations, RTPCR

© 2021 Iulian Alexandru Grosu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The effects of a low dose OTA exposure on weanling piglet gut microbiota

Publicado en línea: 17 jul 2021

Páginas: 31 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/azibna-2021-0003

Palabras claveOchratoxin A, SCFAs, piglet microbiota, bacterial populations, RTPCR

© 2021 Iulian Alexandru Grosu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Ochratoxin A, SCFAs, piglet microbiota, bacterial populations, RTPCR