Effect of the dietary supplementation of fructooligosaccharides and Bifidobacterium longum to early-weaned pigs on performance and fecal bacterial populations

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 141-148

  Estrada, A ^a   Drew, M D ^a   Van Kessel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Bifidobacterium longum; Fructooligosaccharides; Performance; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034144923     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A00-037     Document Type: Article

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