What is the impact of vitamin supplementation on a pig’s immune function?

02-09-2024 | |
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Various environmental, physiological, and social stressors decrease the immune system function and increase disease susceptibility in pigs. Nutritional strategies, such as adding vitamins to a pig’s diet promotes immune cell’s function, modulates humoral immune response, modifies antibody production, and affects the immune system efficiency. This article will discuss the impact of dietary inclusion of vitamins on the immune function in pigs. Fat-soluble vs. water-soluble vitamins


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Samaneh Azarpajouh Author, veterinarian
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