Effect on weaner pig performance and diet microbiology of feeding a liquid diet acidified to ph 4 with either lactic acid or through fermentation with pediococcus acidilactici

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 633-640

  Geary, Tina M ^a,b   Brooks, Peter H ^b   Beal, Jane D ^b   Campbell, Alastair ^b  

^a Food L ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feed microbiology; Feeding systems; Fermentation; Lactic acid; Liquid feeds; Pediococcus acidilactici; Pigs; Weaners

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL FOOD; BODY WEIGHT; FERMENTATION; LACTIC ACID; LIQUID DIET; PH; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

PEDIOCOCCUS ACIDILACTICI;

EID: 0032912654     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(19990315)79:4<633::aid-jsfa231>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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