BACKGROUND: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection poses a significant challenge to the swine industry, with limited effective control measures available. Poria cocos polysaccharides (PCP) is the primary active ingredient of Poria cocos, and has been demonstrated to show beneficial effects on intestinal damage in previous studies. However, its mechanism has not been fully understood. In the present study, 18 seven-day-old piglets were divided into 3 groups: Control group, PEDV group, and PCP + PEDV group. After three days of adaptat...
