The rat as a model for pigs: Comparative values for the digestibility of NSP and other macronutrients

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 373-383

  Wisker, Elisabeth ^b   Knudsen, Knud Erik Bach ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fat; Non starch polysaccharides; Pigs; Protein; Rats

Indexed keywords

ARABINOXYLAN; BACITRACIN; FAT; NEBACETIN; NEOMYCIN; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; STARCH;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; FEEDING; ILEUM; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OAT; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; AVENA SATIVA; BACITRACIN; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FECES; ILEUM; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEOMYCIN; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STARCH; SWINE; TRITICUM;

ANIMALIA; AVENA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0042062307     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2003920     Document Type: Article

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