Effect of xylanase supplementation to a cereal-based diet on the apparent faecal digestibility in weanling piglets

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 269-271

  Sterk, A ^a   Verdonk, J M A J ^a   Mul, A J ^a   Soenen, B ^b   Bezencon M L ^c   Frehner, M ^c   Losa, R ^c  

^a CCL Research   (Netherlands)

^b Huvepharma NV   (Belgium)

^c Crina SA Akzo Nobel   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Enzyme; Piglet; Supplementation; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247482412     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.077     Document Type: Article

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