Coconut oil: A new option for controlling pig pathogens

摘要

Wearring is the most critical phase for piglets, the stress due to the separation of piglets from their mother, the mix of different litters, new environment and the change in the diets, from a liquid milk to a solidfeed, is usually associated with low and variable feed intake that results in a transient growth check. There are marked changes in small intestine histology and biochemistry, such as villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia, which cause decreased digestive and absorptive capacity and contribute to post-weaning diarrhoea, impaired immune re-activity, altered composition of the intestinal microbiota and ultimately result in a reduced weight gain and animals are more vulnerable to infections.