Effects of dietary fructooligosaccharide on digestive enzyme activities, intestinal microflora and morphology of growing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1784-1789

  Xu, Z R ^a   Zou, X T ^a   Hu, C H ^a   Xia, M S ^a   Zhan, X A ^a   Wang, M Q ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Digestive Enzyme; Fructooligosaccharide; Intestinal Microflora; Intestinal Morphology; Pig

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; LACTOBACILLUS; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036898641     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2002.1784     Document Type: Article

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