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Effect of Animal Plasma Proteins on Intestinal Damage and Recovery of Neonatal Pigs Infected with Rotavirus☆ by Benjamin A. Corl; Robert J. Harrell; Hong Kil Moon; Oulayvahn Phillips; Eric M. Weaver; Joy M. Campbell; John D. Arthington; Jack Odle is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Effect of Animal Plasma Proteins on Intestinal Damage and Recovery of Neonatal Pigs Infected with Rotavirus☆ about?
Rotaviruses infect and elicit diarrhea in neonates of most mammalian species and cause 800,000 infant deaths a year. We used neonatal piglets to study the effects of dietary animal plasma proteins on intestinal health following rotavirus infection. Plasma protein contains a diverse mixture of functional components with biological activity and improves the health of animals challenged with other diarrhea-causing pathogens. In a 22 factorial design, we compared plasma protein-and soy protein-based diets in rotavirus-infected and noninfected piglets to determine if plasma protein reduced acute rotavirus intestinal damage or improved recovery. All infected animals shed rotavirus particles in their feces. Infected, plasma protein-fed piglets maintained growth rates similar to noninfected piglets in the first 3 days of infection; however, soy protein-fed piglets experienced reduced gains. Furthermore, infected, plasma protein-fed piglets showed no clinical signs of diarrhea. Infection reduced intestinal villus height and the villus height/crypt depth ratio by Day 3 of infection; however, reductions were not attenuated with dietary plasma protein. Infected, plasma protein-fed pigs mainta
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- Author
- Benjamin A. Corl; Robert J. Harrell; Hong Kil Moon; Oulayvahn Phillips; Eric M. Weaver; Joy M. Campbell; John D. Arthington; Jack Odle
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0955-2863)
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)