Role of Epidermal Growth Factor in Regulation of Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets

  • TANG Xiaopeng ,
  • LIU Xuguang ,
  • FANG Rejun
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory Cultivation for Karst Mountain Ecology Environment of Guizhou Province, School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China

Received date: 2020-06-23

  Online published: 2021-02-04

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Abstract

Weaning is one of the major stress event faced by piglets, which can easily cause weaning stress and destroy intestinal barrier function of piglets. To reduce intestinal damage caused by weaning stress, and improve nutrient absorption capacity of piglets has great significance to improve economic benefit of pig production. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a small molecular peptide containing 53 amino acid residues, which has nutritive physiological effects on animal intestinal health. In this paper, the effect of EGF on intestinal function of weaned piglets and its mechanism of regulating intestinal health of weaned piglets were reviewed, so as to provide theoretical support for the application of EGF in piglet production.

Cite this article

TANG Xiaopeng , LIU Xuguang , FANG Rejun . Role of Epidermal Growth Factor in Regulation of Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2021 , 33(2) : 614 -621 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.02.002

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