Association between butyrate and short-chain fatty acid concentrations in gut contents and faeces in weaning piglets

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 163-166

  Laerke H N ^a   Hedemann, M S ^a   Bach Knudsen, K E ^a   Laurinen, P ^b   Lindberg, J E ^c   Pedersen, C ^d  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butyrate; Fermentation; Fibre; Short chain fatty acids; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; HORDEUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247496409     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.041     Document Type: Article

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