Influence of zinc bacitracin and Bacillus licheniformis on microbial intestinal functions in weaned piglets

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 513-526

  Collinder, Eje ^a   Cardona, M E ^b   Berge, G N ^c   Norin, E ^b   Stern, S ^d   Midtvedt, T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Alpharma AS   (Norway)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Coprostanol; Intestine; Microflora associated characteristics; Mucin; Probiotic; Short chain fatty acids; Urobilins; Weight gains

Indexed keywords

ALBAC; ALCARE; BACITRACIN ZINC; BILIRUBIN; COPROSTEROL; MUCIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UROBILIN;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOST; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; BACITRACIN; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; INTESTINES; MUCINS; PROBIOTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TRYPSIN; UROBILIN;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0042603425     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026043623194     Document Type: Article

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