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Article: New animal physiology and animal nutrition study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Saskatchewan.
- Article from:
- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- October 17, 2009
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According to recent research from Saskatoon, Canada, "To study microbial influence on intestinal development pertaining to nutrient digestion, two separate gnotobiotic experiments were performed, each with 16 piglets allocated to four treatment groups: germfree (GF), monoassociation with Escherichia coli, monoassociation with Lactobacillus fermentum or conventionalization with faecal bacteria (CV). Enzyme activity and gene expression of lactase phlorizin hydrolase (LPH) and aminopeptidase N (APN) were measured in isolated enterocytes, harvested on day 14, using specific substrates and quantitative PCR respectively."
"Enterocytes of CV pigs had reduced APN ...