Influence of Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Whole Blood Formulated Diet on Nutrient Digestibility, Fecal Bacterial Count, and Immune Responses of Weaned Piglets Challenged with Escherichia coli Lipopolysaccharides
Kye Jin Lee, Vetriselvi Sampath, Whajung Cho, In Ho Kim · 2026
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Kye Jin Lee, Vetriselvi Sampath, and Whajung Cho feed weaned piglets a diet built on enzymatically broken-down whole blood in 2026 and test how it blunts an immune challenge. Weaning stress and inflammation set young pigs back, and functional proteins might soften the hit. Twenty piglets aged 42 days were split in a two-by-two design: plasma protein or blood-based feed, crossed with a saline shot or an injection of bacterial lipopolysaccharide that mimics infection.
Digestibility and gut microbe counts did not differ by diet in the two-week trial. Challenged pigs spiked fevers and inflammatory signals as expected after injection. Pigs on the blood-based diet, however, produced lower levels of two key inflammatory messengers, IL-6 and TNF-alpha, after challenge. The authors call the ingredient promising for immune resilience.
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| CREATOR | Kye Jin Lee, Vetriselvi Sampath, Whajung Cho, In Ho Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18580 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |