Microencapsulated medium-chain fatty acids as an antibiotic alternative improve intestinal immunity and microbiota composition in weaned piglets
Dietary supplementation with 0.15% microencapsulated MCFA promoted feed intake, optimized intestinal microbiota composition and metabolism, and alleviated intestinal inflammation in weaned piglets.
Authors
- Jinbiao Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-0131)
- Gang Zhang
- Zhiqiang Sun
- Jingyi Huang
- Yifan Chen
- Jiashi Lang
- Lei Shao
- Mingzhu Shang
Institutions
- Hebei Agricultural University (CN)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1731815
- Primary Topic
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00