The effect of dietary crude protein concentration and inulin supplementation on nitrogen excretion and intestinal microflora from finisher pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 204-207

  Lynch, M B ^a   Sweeney, T ^a   Callan, J J ^a   O'Doherty, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Inulin; Microflora; Pigs; Protein

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247519239     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.131     Document Type: Article

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