Effects of xylanase and antibiotic addition on ileal and faecal apparent digestibilities of dietary nutrients and evaluating hcl-insoluble ash as a dietary marker in growing pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-103

  Yin, Y L ^a,f   McEvoy, J D ^b   Schulze, H ^c,g   McCracken, K J ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Finnfeeds International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e Dept of Agric for Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^g Provimi BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Digestibility; Enzymes; Markers; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035255649     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800055594     Document Type: Article

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