Inulin Incorporation in the Weaned Pig Diet: Intestinal Coliform Interaction and Effect on Specific Systemic Immunity

摘要

In the wider framework of the search for alternatives for the preventive use of antibiotics, the present experiments have shown that inulin could interfere in vitro with the adhesion of a pathogenic coliform to the intestinal porcine mucosa. Moreover, a first immunization experiment pointed towards a systemic specific immunomodulation (increase in IgA and IgM titres) by inulin after a boost with intramuscularly injected bovine thyroglobulin (BT).