Inter-relationship of microbial activity, digestion and gut health in the rabbit: Effect of substituting fibre by starch in diets having a high proportion of rapidly fermentable polysaccharides

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-104

  Gidenne, Thierry ^a   Jehl, Nathalie ^a,b   Lapanouse, André ^a   Segura, Muriel ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ITAVI   (France)

Author keywords

Caecal microbial activity; Dietary fibre; Gut health; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HEMICELLULOSE; PECTIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; STARCH; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID;

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; ILEUM; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; RABBIT; ANIMAL; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CECUM; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; POLYSACCHARIDES; RABBITS; STARCH;

EID: 3142552649     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041173     Document Type: Article

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