Effect of α-galactosidase supplementation of cereal-soya-bean-pea diets on the productive performances, digestibility and lower gut fermentation in growing and finishing pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-164

  Baucells, F ^a   Perez J F ^b   Morales, J ^b   Gasa, J ^b  

^a Pinsos Baucells SA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpha galactosidase; Digestibility; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034414185     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800054989     Document Type: Article

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