The objective of this study was to reveal the effects of early life lactoferrin intervention on the liver metabolism in the suckling piglets. Sixty newborn piglets with an average initial body weight (BW) of 1.51 ± 0.05 kg were assigned to the control (CON) group and the lactoferrin (LF) group. P...
Background: Lactoferrin is a natural iron-binding glycoprotein with antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and barrier-protective activities, and it is widely applied in human nutritional supplements and infant food additives, but its application potential in pet food remains undetermined. Th...