Effects of dietary oligosaccharides on the growth performance and faecal characteristics of young growing pigs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 35-48

  Houdijk, J G M ^a   Bosch, M W ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a   Berenpas, H J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Faecal dry matter content; Faecal pH; Feed intake; Fructo oligosaccharides; Trans galacto oligosaccharides; Young growing pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001957894     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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