microorganisms in the guts of pigs that help ward off disease can be transferred to other pigs to improve their health, writes Bruce Cochrane.Swine Innovation Porc has identified the microbiome as a top research priority in improving the health of pigs while reducing the pork industry's reliance on antibiotics."The Intestinal Microbiome to Enhance Infection Resistance in Pigs" was among the topics discussed last week as part of the Banff Pork Seminar.Dr Ben Willing, the Canada Research Chair in Microbiology of Nutrigenomics with the University of Alberta, says the estimated of 500 to 1,000 bacterial species found within each animal serve many roles including digesting compounds the pig can not digest and they regulate the immune system and the infiltration of immune cell populations to make that animal healthy.

　　布鲁斯·科克伦(Bruce Cochrane)写道，据阿尔伯塔大学的一名科学家称，猪肠道中有些能帮助祛除疾病的微生物，它们可以在猪身上互相传播，以此提高猪的健康水平。为了减少猪肉行业对抗生素的依赖并改善猪健康状况，养猪项目创新组织已经把该研究断定为优先级最高的项目。上周班夫猪肉研讨会议论的议题之一就是“增强抗感染性的肠道微生物”。加拿大阿尔伯塔大学微生物营养基因学的研究主席Ben Willing说：“据预计，每个动物有500到1000种多面有益细菌，其中包括消化某些猪不能自行消化的化合物，和调节免疫系统，渗透免疫细胞群，使得动物更健康。”