Thirty minutes transport causes small intestinal acidosis in pigs

Traditional Chinese medicine decoction enhances growth performance and intestinal glucose absorption in heat stressed pigs by up-regulating the expressions of SGLT1 and GLUT2 mRNA

“…Small intestine in mammal is one of the central organs (Whithaker et al, 1990) that is very sensitive to all stressors (Nabuurs et al, 2001;Soderholm and Perdue, 2001). Glucose is a major source of energy for eukaryotic cells, and has significant and varied effects on cell function.…”

Expression and distribution of heat shock proteins in the heart of transported pigs

“…For example, Hsp70 expression is known to be activated by several pathological and environmental factors (Kiang and Tsokos 1998). In the small intestine of pigs, 30-min transportation has been shown to cause ischemia (Nabuurs et al 2001); simultaneously, new depletion of Hsp70 expression in the cells occurred. This may indicate on the one hand that a sufficient induction of Hsp70 could have protected the myocardium from ischemia, and on the other hand that a decreased ability to express Hsp70 during homeostatic disruptions may be seen as a possible mechanism for the increased susceptibility of hearts to ischemic stress (Donnelly et al 1992;Frier and Locke 2005).…”

Effect of lactulose on growth performance and intestinal morphology of pre-ruminant calves using a milk replacer containing Enterococcus faecium

“…Various factors like the early separation from their mother, dietary changes or transportation and the contact with a multiplicity of infectious agents could cause the high incidence of intestinal disease in calves. Hence, animals consume less milk (Loerch and Fluharty, 1999), are predisposed to loss of barrier function of the gut (Nabuurs et al, 2001;Soderholm and Perdue, 2001), and may be afflicted with impaired immune function (Sheridan et al, 1994).…”