Lactitol enhances short-chain fatty acid and gas production by swine cecal microflora to a greater extent when fermenting low rather than high fiber diets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 280-289

  Piva, Andrea ^a   Panciroli, Andrea ^a   Meola, Elena ^a   Formigoni, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cecum; dietary fiber; fermentation; lactitol; pigs

Indexed keywords

LACTITOL; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HIGH FIBER DIET; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

EID: 0030061710     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.1.280     Document Type: Article

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