CANADA - The Canada Research Chair in Microbiology of Nutrigenomics says research in the swine industry aimed at improving the health of pigs by improving the health of beneficial microbes in the gut offers applications for human health, writes Bruce Cochrane.Swine Innovation Porc has identified research aimed improving gut health as one avenue for reducing the swine industry's dependence on the use of antibiotics.Healthy bugs are able to outcompete pathogens for nutrients and space and can actually kill or inhibit pathogenic organisms.Dr Ben Willing, an Assistant Professor with the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair in Microbiology of Nutrigenomics, says work being done in this area with swine can also be applied to human medicine.

　　布鲁斯·科克伦(Bruce Cochrane)写道，据加拿大微生物营养基因学研究主席称，生猪行业致力于通过提高肠道中有益微生物的健康从而改善猪健康的研究为人类健康提供了应用。生猪创新组织已经断定把提高肠道健康的研究作为减少生猪行业对抗生素使用的依赖的主意。健康的微生物能够为了营养和空间战胜病原体，在实际中杀死或者抑制病原生物体。阿尔伯塔大学助理教授兼加拿大微生物营养基因学研究主席本·韦林(Ben Willing)博士说：“在生猪领域做的工作也能应用到人类医学。”