Blood parameters as biomarkers in a Salmonella spp. disease model of weaning piglets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The weaning pig is used as an experimental model to assess the impact of diet on intestinal health. Blood parameters (BP) are considered a useful tool in humans, but there is very scarce information of such indicators in the weaning pig. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the use of different BP as indicators in an experimental model of salmonellosis.

Methodology

Seventy-two 28-day-old piglets were divided into four groups in a 2x2 factorial arrangement, with animals receiving or not a probiotic combination based on B. infantis IM1® and B. lactis BPL6 (109 colony forming units (cfu)/d) and orally challenged or not a week later with Salmonella Typhimurium (5x108 cfu). Blood samples of one animal per pen (N = 24) were taken four days post-inoculation

SUBMITTER: Barba-Vidal E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5658074 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature