Supplemental vitamin C and yeast cell wall β-glucan as growth enhancers in newborn pigs and as immunomodulators after an endotoxin challenge after weaning

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2352-2360

  Eicher, S D ^a   McKee, C A ^b   Carroll, J A ^a   Pajor, E A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Immune modulator; Pig; Vitamin C; Yeast beta glucan

Indexed keywords

(1 6) ALPHA GLUCOMANNAN; (1-6)-ALPHA-GLUCOMANNAN; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA GLUCAN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MANNAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA-GLUCANS; CELL WALL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MANNANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SWINE; WEANING;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748531259     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-770     Document Type: Article

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