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Simona De Blasio

Royal Veterinary CollegeORCID 0000-0002-3296-6155Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Pharmacology & Toxicology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2

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Liam GoodiD· 2 shared Ludovic PelligandiD· 2 shared Alhussein Abdelrahman Elrayah· 1 shared Anouschka MiddelkoopiD· 1 shared Francesc MolistiD· 1 shared Hui YaniD· 1 shared Jiahao Liu· 1 shared Jun HeiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Effect of dietary Chitosan supplementation on Intestinal Barrier Function and Growth Performance in weaned piglets challenged by Enterohemorrhagic haemolytic Escherichia coli

Jiahao Liu, Simona De Blasio, Kunhong Xie, Xiang Li, Yuheng Luo, Ping Zheng, Xiangbing Mao, Hui Yan, Quyuan Wang, Liam Good, Ludovic Pelligand, Jun He

This study shows that dietary chitosan supplementation improves growth performance and intestinal barrier function in weaned pigs challenged by EHEC.

BMC Veterinary Research · Aug 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Comparative chemical characterisation of chitosans and their impact on growth, faecal consistency and microbiota composition in weaned piglets

Simona De Blasio, Anouschka Middelkoop, Francesc Molist, Stefan Cord‐Landwehr, Mattia Pirolo, Alhussein Abdelrahman Elrayah, Luca Guardabassi, Liam Good, Ludovic Pelligand

This study evaluates the effects of different chitosan types on growth, faecal consistency, and gut microbiota in weaned piglets, finding no significant impact on growth but highlighting the need for precise characterisation.

bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology