Intrinsic ability of the faecal microbial flora to ferment dietary fibre at different growth stages of pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-87

  Le Goff, G ^a   Noblet, J ^a   Cherbut, C ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b U Rech Fonctions Digestives/N   (France)

Author keywords

Body weight; Dietary fibre; Digestibility; Fermentation; Microbial flora; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038059094     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00191-4     Document Type: Article

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