Special Issue "Impacts on porcine immune cells following the use of dietary pre-, pro- or synbiotics on sows and/or young pigs"

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Pigs".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Stéphanie Ferret-Bernard
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Guest Editor
INRAE, INSERM, University of Rennes, NuMeCan, Nutrition Metabolisms and Cancer, F-35000 Rennes, France
Interests: pig; immune cells; responsiveness; phenotype; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this Special Issue is to gain new insights into the impacts on porcine immune cells following the use of dietary prebiotics, probiotics and/or synbiotics on sows and/or suckling or post-weaning pigs. For this Special Issue, we are inviting original research papers and reviews.

Composition of the microbiota in healthy individuals is rather unique and appears to be quite stable after initial colonisation. Nevertheless, early disturbances in the microbial colonisation process, such as those induced by antibiotic treatment and by the hygienic status of the rearing environment of sows, have drastic consequences for the developmental program of the offspring’s gut. Specific substrates can be included in the diet to stimulate the growth of assumed beneficial bacteria and prevent the growth and colonisation of potential pathogens. Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which confer a health benefit to the host, which controls pathogenic microorganisms and improves the growth and performance of farm animals. Prebiotics are non-digestible feed ingredients that selectively stimulate the growth of favourable species of bacteria in the gut. When prebiotics and probiotics are used together, they are termed synbiotics, and are able to improve the viability of beneficial gut microflora. The consumption of these specific substrates by porcine neonates or adults has been associated with an increase in the populations of beneficial bacteria, thereby improving intestinal protection against pathogens and favouring development of the associated local immune system. The maternal supplementation of these substrates could also have positive impacts for their suckling newborns. Thus, this Special Issue is interested in the use of dietary probiotics, prebiotics, and/or synbiotics, and their mode of action and how they influence the characterisation and/or responsiveness of immune cells.

Dr. Stéphanie Ferret-Bernard
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • pig
  • immune cells
  • responsiveness
  • phenotype
  • probiotics
  • prebiotics
  • synbiotics

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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