During the first hours of life, the piglets' epithelial cell barrier is specially:
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The correct answer is 'loose', as it allows the translocation, between the cells, of the antibodies and the immune cells from the colostrum, allowing the newborn piglets, with a still developing immune system, to have a certain degree of passive protection against pathogens.
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