Prebiotics affect nutrient digestibility but not faecal ammonia in dogs fed increased dietary protein levels

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1007-1014

  Hesta, Myriam ^a   Roosen, W ^a   Janssens, G P J ^a   Millet, S ^a   De Wilde, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Digestibility; Dogs; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; ISOMALTOSE; LIPID; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; NITROGEN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEEDING; MEAL; MEAT; NONHUMAN; ODOR; POULTRY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0346749817     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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