Betaine and Isoquinoline Alkaloids Protect against Heat Stress and Colonic Permeability in Growing Pigs

• Main Authors: Hieu Huu Le (Author), Majid Shakeri (Author), Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria (Author), Weicheng Zhao (Author), Rachel Mai McQuade (Author), Deborah Jayne Phillips (Author), Eva Vidacs (Author), John Barton Furness (Author), Frank Rowland Dunshea (Author), Valeria Artuso-Ponte (Author), Jeremy James Cottrell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Heat stress (HS) compromises productivity of pork production, in part as a result of increased oxidative stress and inflammatory responses, particularly within the gastrointestinal tract. This study aimed to investigate whether plant-derived betaine and isoquinoline alkaloids could ameliorate HS in...