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Project

Oral administration of selected multivalent oligosaccharides to protect pigs from F4 + Escherichia coli infection / diarrhea

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

179P04617

Duration

01 January 2017 → 31 December 2017

Funding

Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO

Promotor

Eric Cox

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Animal biology
Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine
- Other veterinary sciences
- Other agricultural and food sciences

Keywords

oligosaccharides E. coli infection

Project description

The general aim of this project is to create and evaluate a multimeric form of minimal F4R glycan structure for inhibition of F4ab / ac adhesion to piglets' small intestinal villi. This will then be formulated in a product to prevent F4 + ETEC weaning diarrhea.

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