Effects of a novel feed additive on clinical symptoms and the nasal and cecal microbiome in nursery pigs challenged with PRRSV and Streptococcus suis
Huyen T Tran, Aileen Joy Mercado, Manohar M Lahoti, Raghavendra Rao Murali, Ellen Davis, Stacie Crowder, Brenda de Rodas · 2026
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Huyen Tran and co-authors tested a new feed additive in young pigs infected with a major swine virus and a bacterial partner, in a 2026 study. The virus alone weakens pigs and opens the door to secondary infections, a costly disease complex for pork producers. The additive blends activated fatty acids, plant compounds, and probiotics.
Twenty-six weaned pigs were split into three groups: uninfected controls, infected pigs on plain feed, and infected pigs on feed with the additive. Diets ran 29 days while staff tracked breathing symptoms. Subsets of pigs were examined on days 10 and 21 for lung damage, viral load, and the microbe mixes of the nose and gut.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Huyen T Tran, Aileen Joy Mercado, Manohar M Lahoti, Raghavendra Rao Murali, Ellen Davis, Stacie Crowder, Brenda de Rodas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |