Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Gut Development and Function -- 1 Transitions in the Life of the Gut at Birth -- 2 Effects of Dietary Fermentable Carbohydrates on the Empty Weights of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Growing Pigs -- 3 Are the Activities of Intestinal Peptidases Age- and Diet-dependent in Piglets? -- 4 Glucagon-like Peptide 2 Stimulates Smallintestine Growth and Maturation in the Pig Fetus and Neonate -- 5 Induced Functional Maturation of the Gut Mucosa due to Red Kidney Bean Lectin in Suckling Pigs -- 6 The Activity of Lipolytic Enzymes is Low around Weaning - Measurements in Pancreatic Tissue and Small Intestinal Contents -- 7 Sphingomyelinase Activity in Gastrointestinal Content and Mucosa from Pigs of Different Ages -- 8 Weaning of Supernumerary Piglets at 7 Days of Age: Effects on Digestive Function - Preliminary Results -- 9 Intestinal Nutrient Absorption in Newborn Pigs in Response to Enteral Nutrition or Treatment with Glucagon-like Peptide 2 -- 10 Glucagon-like Peptide 2 Stimulates Intestinal Growth by Decreasing Proteolysis and Apoptosis in Parenterally Fed Premature Piglets -- 11 Effect of Formula vs. Sow's Milk Feeding on the Gut Morphology in Neonatal Piglets -- 12 Effect of Kidney Bean Lectin on Gut Morphology: a Way to Accelerate Mucosa Development -- 13 Topography of Digestive Enzymes in the Pig Small Intestine at the Early Stages of Ontogeny in the Norm and Pathology -- 14 The Message Underlying Pig Pancreas Regeneration After Partial Pancreatectomy -- 15 The Effect of Weaning Diet on the Intestinal Morphology of Young Piglets -- Part II The Gastrointestinal Immune System -- 16 Development and Function of the Pig Gastrointestinal Immune System -- 17 Effects of Nucleotides on the Immune Function of Early-weaned Piglets.

18 Effect of Antisecretory Factor-derived Peptides on Induced Secretion in the Porcine Small Intestine in vivo and in vitro -- Part III Nutrient Absorption and Utilization by the Gut -- 19 Nutrient Requirements for Intestinal Growth and Metabolism in the Developing Pig -- 20 Intestinal Metabolism of Methionine Significantly Affects Requirement and Proportion Spared by Cysteine -- 21 Effect of Fermentable Components in the Diet on the Portal Flux of Glucose and Volatile Fatty Acids in Growing Pigs -- 22 Arginine and Proline Synthesis Occurs Primarily on First-pass Metabolism by the Small Intestine in Piglets -- 23 Effect of Diet Composition on Organ Size and Energy Expenditure in Growing Pigs -- 24 -Ketoglutaric Acid Reduces Nitrogen Losses in Rats Fed Nitrogen-free Diet -- 25 Dietary Supplementation of Synthetic L-Threonine Differentially Affects the Gastrointestinal Tract and Whole-body Growth in Early-weaned Piglets Fed Maize and Soybean Meal-based Diets -- Part IV Digestive Processes -- 26 Intestinal Degradation of Dietary Carbohydrates - from Birth to Maturity -- 27 Dietary Oligosaccharide Supplements: Effects on Digestion in Pigs -- 28 Endogenous N Contribution to Digesta of the Small Intestine of Growing Pigs Fed Semi-synthetic and Cereal-based Diets Causing Various Digesta Viscosities -- 29 Isolated Pectins Vary in their Functional Properties in the Gut of Piglets -- 30 Factors of Buffering of Large Intestine Digesta in the Pig -- 31 Consequences of Ileal Endogenous Losses on Body Protein Retention and Feedstuff Evaluation -- 32 Ileal Flow of Endogenous Amino Acids in Relation to Energy Source: Consequences on the Evaluation of Ileal Digestibility of Protein in Growing Pigs -- 33 Dietary Fibre: Effect on Gastric Emptying in Pregnant Sows.

34 Effect of Converting Lysine in Barley and Canola Meal into Homoarginine on Nutrient Composition and Ileal Amino Acid Digestibilities in Growing Pigs -- 35 Effect of Enzyme Supplementation of Different Quality Hulless Barley on Apparent (Ileal and Overall) Digestibility of Nutrients in Young Pigs -- 36 Relationships Between Nutrient Digestibility, -Glucan Content and Ileal Digesta Viscosity in Pigs Fed Different Australian Barley Cultivars -- 37 In Vitro Release of Medium-chain Fatty Acids (MCFA) from Selected Fat Sources with Selected Exogenous Lipolytic Enzymes in Pig Gastric Simulated Conditions -- 38 Ileal Digestibility Determination of Different Diets by Two Fistulation Techniques (T-cannula vs. Steered Ileocaecal Valve Cannula) and Two Markers (Chromic Oxide vs. Titanium Oxide) -- 39 Soluble Saccharides, Volatile Fatty Acids and Lactic Acid in Stomach and Ileum of Pigs Fed Wheat Bran-based Diets with and without Enzyme Treatment -- 40 Is the Rat a Reliable Model for the Growing Pig for Estimating Standardized Digestibility of Protein and Amino Acids? -- 41 Faecal and Ileal Digestibility of Caseinand Soybean-based Diets in Growing Pigs -- 42 The Effect of Different Levels of Fat Inclusion and Cereal Type on Digestibility Parameters for Growing Pigs -- 43 Effects of Dietary Xylanase Inclusion and Level of Steam Conditioning on Ileal and Overall Digestibility Parameters in the Growing Pig -- 44 The Effect of Variety and Location of Production on the Nutritive Value of Barley Fed to Growing Pigs -- 45 Dietary Fat Supplementation Affects Apparent Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids and Digesta Passage Rate of Rapeseed Meal-based Diet -- 46 The Role of the Exocrine Pancreas in Pig Performance and Amino Acid Absorption -- 47 Ileal and Faecal Digestibility of Nutrients in Piglets Fed Non-supplemented and Enzyme-supplemented Barley Diets.

48 Apparent Ileal Digestibility of Protein and Amino Acids in Wheat Supplemented with Enzymes for Growing Pigs -- 49 Apparent Ileal Digestibility of Protein and Amino Acids and Digestible Energy in Barley Supplemented with Enzymes for Growing Pigs -- 51 Effects of Adding Potassium Diformate and Phytase Excess for Weaned Piglets -- 52 Measuring Ileal Basal Endogenous Losses and Digestive Utilization of Amino Acids Through Ileorectal Anastomosis in Pigs: Ring Test Between Three Laboratories -- 53 The Ileal Digestion of Semipurified Diets Containing Increasing Levels of Casein and the Use of the Regression Method to Estimate the Endogenous Flow of Amino Acids at the Distal Ileum of Growing Pigs -- 54 The Ileal and Faecal Digestion of Monosaccharides in 12 Different Pea Samples Determined in Growing Pigs -- 56 The Effect of Encapsulated Acidifiers on Antroduodenal Myoelectrical Activity in Pigs -- 57 The Influence of Intraduodenally Infused Fats on Exocrine Pancreatic Secretions and on Plasma Levels of Peptide YY and Cholecystokinin in Growing Pigs -- 58 Secretion of Nitrogen Compounds in the Small Intestine of Pigs Fed Diets with Different Protein Levels -- 59 Effect of Intraduodenal Infusion of Lactic and Formic Acid on Pancreatic Juice Secretion and Antroduodenal Myoelectrical Activity in Piglets After Weaning -- 60 Influence of Luminal Pancreatic Juice and Bile on the Secretion of Pancreatic Juice and Bile in Weaned Pigs -- 62 An Increased Hindgut Fermentation Promoted Major Changes on the VFA Profile but not on the Total VFA Concentration or the Digesta Contents -- 63 Comparative Digestibility and Productive Performances Between Landrace and Iberian Pigs Fed on a Maize- or a Sorghum-Acorn-based Diet -- 64 The Influence of Dietary Protein Level on the Amino Acid Composition of Ileal Endogenous Protein Losses in Pigs.

65 Influence of Dietary Lupinus luteus, Vicia sativa and Lathyrus cicera on Immune Response and Pancreatic Digestive Enzymes of Early-weaned Pigs -- 66 Influence of NSP-degrading Enzymes on Plasma Urea Nitrogen Level, Gastrointestinal Tract pH, Xylanase Activity, Viscosity and Nutrient Digestibility in Weaned Pigs -- 67 Ileal Fatty Acid Digestibility of Different Oilseeds* -- 68 The Availability of the B-vitamins Thiamin and Vitamin B6 from Different Feed Sources for Pigs -- Part V Econutrition and Health Maintenance -- 69 Dietary Manipulation of Enteric Disease -- 70 Protective Effect of Processed Soybean During Perfusion of ETEC-infected Small Intestinal Segments of Early-weaned Piglets -- 71 The Dose-Response Effect of Fermented Liquid Wheat on Growth Performance and Gastrointestinal Health of Weaned Piglets -- 72 Influence of Liquid Feed, Fermented Liquid Feed, Dry Feed and Sow's Milk Fed ad libitum, on the 'Ecophysiology' of the Terminal Ileum, Caecum and Colon of the Postweaned Piglet -- 73 Effects of Oligosaccharides in Weanling Pig Diets on Performance, Microflora and Intestinal Health -- 74 A Porcine Intestinal Organ Culture Model to Study the Adhesion of Salmonella and E. coli in vitro -- 75 Effects of Virginiamycin on Histology of the Small Intestinal Mucosa in Piglets -- 76 Net Absorption of Fluid in Uninfected and ETEC-infected Piglet Small Intestine: Effect of Osmolality -- 77 Soluble Non-starch Polysaccharides from Pearl Barley Exacerbate Experimental Postweaning Colibacillosis -- 78 The Correlation between Coliform Populations Collected from Different Sites of the Intestinal Tract of Pigs -- 79 Bifidobacteria in Piglets -- 80 Effect of Formi™-LHS on Digesta and Faecal Microbiota, and on Stomach Alterations of Piglets -- 81 The Effect of Fermentation and/or Sanitization of Liquid Diets on the Feeding Preferences of Newly Weaned Pigs.

82 Influence of Zinc Oxide on Faecal Coliforms of Piglets at Weaning.