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SUBMITTER: Zhang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196465 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Shihai S Chen Fang F Zhang Yinzhi Y Lv Yantao Y Heng Jinghui J Min Tian T Li Lilang L Guan Wutai W
Journal of animal science and biotechnology 20181022
As the only nutritional source for newborn piglets, porcine colostrum and milk contain critical nutritional and immunological components including carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins (immunoglobulins). However, porcine milk composition is more complex than these three components. Recently, scientists identified additional and novel components of sow colostrum and milk, including exosomes, oligosaccharides, and bacteria, which possibly act as biological signals and modulate the intestinal environ ...[more]