Bovine colostrum before or after formula feeding improves systemic immune protection and gut function in newborn preterm pigs

Objectives: Maternal milk is often absent or in limited supply just after preterm birth. Many preterm infants are therefore fed infant formula as their first enteral feed despite an increased risk of feeding intolerance, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and infection. Using preterm pigs as a model f...

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Main Authors: Li, Y., Pan, X., Duc Ninh Nguyen, Ren, S., Moodley, Arshnee, Sangild, P.T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers Media 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109369

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