Effect of dietary non-starch polysaccharide solubility and inclusion level on gut health and the risk of post weaning enteric disorders in newly weaned piglets

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 186-189

  Wellock, I J ^a   Houdijk, J G M ^a   Kyriazakis, I ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Health; Non starch polysaccharides; Performance; Pig; Weaning

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247512602     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.050     Document Type: Article

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