The effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the occurrence of enteropathogenic E. coli in weaned piglets

Probiotics, including live yeast and lactic acid bacteria cultures, have been reported to improve performance of weaned piglets (1, 2). Piglets fed by milk replacer supplemented with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sc 47 (SC) show an increased postweaning growth and reduced TNF- a expression in the intestinal and liver tissues, suggesting an important immunomodulatory role of the treatment (3). E. van Heugen et al. evaluated the effects of SC supplementation on faecal microflora and assessed whether l