Effect of flavophospholipol on fecal microbiota in weaned pigs challenged with Salmonella Typhimurium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The heightened prevalence of Salmonella Typhimurium remains a public health and food safety concern. Studies have reported antibiotic, flavophospholipol, may have the ability to reduce Salmonella in swine, as well as alter the gut microbiota in favour of beneficial bacteria by inhibiting pathogenic bacteria. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate the fecal microbiota of weaned pigs receiving in-feed flavophospholipol and challenged with Salmonella Typhimurium.

Results

Twenty-one weaned pigs were fed either a diet containing 4 ppm of flavophospholipol (treatment group) or a non-medicated feed (control group) for 36 days post-weaning (Day 1 to Day 36). The pigs were orally challenged with a 2 mL dose of 10⁸ CFU/mL of

SUBMITTER: Nair S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7216395 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature