Project

Development of a microbiome product to protect against E. coli associated post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs

Code
01CD8023
Duration
01 November 2023 → 30 April 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Analysis of next-generation sequence data
    • Microbiome
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Veterinary microbiology
Keywords
probiotics Post-weaning diarrhoea piglets gut microbiome
 
Project description
This project aims at developing a multibiotic that can protect piglets from the development of E.coli associated post-weaning diarrhoea. In particular, we focus on characterizing the piglet microbiota in healthy individuals in order to isolate specific microbiota members with probiotic potential. Candidate bacteria are tested in vitro and in vivo for their activity against the disease.