Date: 29 August ‘07; 08:30 - 12:30 hours

Chairperson: D. Torrallardona (ES)

Theatre Session 35

• Probiotics: do they have a role in the pig industry?
  Kenny, M. and E. Mengheri
• Alternatives to in-feed antibiotics: use of prebiotics in the nutrition of weaning piglets
  Pellikaan, W.F., P. Bikker, M.W.A. Verstegen and H. Smidt
• Gut immunology: or what keeps the outside world out of the organism
  Oswald, I.P., H.J. Rothkoetter, M. Bailey and C.R. Stokes
• Impact of bioactive substances on the gastrointestinal tract and performance of weaned piglets: a review
  Lalles, J.P., P. Bosi, P. Janczyk, S.J. Koopmans and D. Torrallardona
   

Poster Session 35

• The potential effect of plant extracts and other bioactive natural substances (PENS) on GIT microbial activity measured by the in vitro gas production technique
  Pellikaan, W.F., O. Perez, L.J.G.M. Bongers, S. Van Laar-Van Schuppen, M.W.A. Verstegen and H. Smidt
• Use of bioassays to assess functional properties of fermented milks
  Lignitto, L., D. Regazzo, G. Gabai, L. Lombardi, C. Andrighetto and S. Segato
• Effect of supplement of marine algae, β-glucan, yeast on immunity traits of growing pigs
  Suzuki, K., Y. Kumagai, W. Onodera, Y. Shimizu, Y. Suda and J. Kobayashi
• Effects of cinnamaldehyde, benzoic acid and grapefruit extract on gut health of weanling pigs
  Andrés Elias, N., I. Badiola, J. Pujols and D. Torrallardona
• The effect of protein sources on growth performance, blood metabolism and intestinal microflora in weaned piglets
  Kim, D.W., S.B. Cho, S.J. Lee, H.Y. Jeong, H.J. Lee, W.T. Chung, J. Hwangbo and I.B. Chung