Nutrient digestibility, faecal physicochemical characteristics and bacterial glycolytic activity of growing pigs fed a diet supplemented with oligofructose or trans-galactooligosaccharides

Livestock Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 168-175

  Mountzouris, K C ^a   Xypoleas, I ^a   Kouseris, I ^a   Fegeros, K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fermentation; Glycolytic enzymes; Growing pigs; Oligosaccharides; Prebiotics; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUS SCROFA; TOSCANA VIRUS;

EID: 33750462412     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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