Code
01SC08124
Duration
01 November 2024 → 30 April 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Infectious diseases
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary immunology
- Veterinary microbiology
- Veterinary medicine not elsewhere classified
- Other veterinary sciences not elsewhere classified
Keywords
pigs
Escherichia coli
immunomodulatory
Lactoferrin
post-weaning diarrhoea
antimicrobial
Project description
Infections with Escherichia coli are one of the most common causes of post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets. Currently, this is treated with antibiotics, but due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance, alternatives are needed, such as the natural protein lactoferrin. This project aims to investigate the mechanisms used by lactoferrin to enhance gut health in piglets affected by E. coli infections.