@article{MAKHILLJAVA201211143591,
    title = {Dietary Supplementation with Recombinant Lactoferrampin-Lactoferricin Improves Growth 
  Performance and Affects Serum Parameters in Piglets},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {11},
    number = {14},
    pages = {2548-2555},
    year = {2012},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2012.2548.2555},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2012.2548.2555},
    author = {Yulong,Xiangshan,Andrew,Zhiru,Shengping,Zhiqiang,Xinwu and},
    keywords = {Antimicrobial peptide,bovine lactoferrampin-lactoferricin,growth performance,piglet,China},
    abstract = {Up to thirty piglets with an average live body weight of 5.9&plusmn;0.5 kg were challenged using enterotoxigenic<I> Escherichia coli</I> and randomly assigned to three treatment groups fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet containing either no addition (control group), 0.1 g kg<SUP>-1</SUP> of lactoferrampin-lactoferricin (lactoferrampin-lactoferricin group) or 0.1 g kg<SUP>-1</SUP> of chlortetracycline (chlortetracycline group) for 21 days. Compared with the control group, dietary supplementation with lactoferrampin-lactoferricin or chlortetracycline increased the body weight and daily weight gain and decreased the feed to gain ratio, diarrhea rate and serum IgM and IgG levels (p&lt;0.05). The serum levels of IL-1&#946;, IL-6, TNF-&#945;, diamine oxidase and endothelin-1 were not significantly different among all treatment groups (p&gt;0.05). Compared with the control group, dietary supplementation with lactoferrampin-lactoferricin changed the serum concentrations of 10 amino acids (p&lt;0.05); dietary supplementation with chlortetracycline only changed the serum histidine concentration (p&lt;0.05). These results indicate that lactoferrampin-lactoferricin and chlortetracycline have similar effects on piglets weaned at 21 days of age which is expected to have practical applications in the livestock industry.}
    }