NONRUMINANT NUTRITION SYMPOSIUM: Nutrient and non-nutrient sensing and signaling in the gastrointestinal tract1

The immediate postweaning period represents a critical time point in the health and development of the young pig, often a lag in growth is observed, which can be compounded by enteric pathogen challenges. Researchers have reported increased absorption of carbohydrates when increased monosaccharides or their analogs or both are included in the diets of newly weaned pigs. Here, Radcliffe features a symposium held on Jul 15, 2010 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Animal Science highlighting recent findings regarding "Nutrient and Non-nutrient Sensing and Signaling in the Gastrointestinal Tract" detailing the complex interactions of a hetereodimeric sugar sensing protein in newly weaned pigs.