Microbial activity in the gut of piglets: I. Effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 236-239

  Marinho, M C ^a   Lordelo, M M ^b   Cunha, L F ^b   Freire, J P B ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE CASTELO BRANCO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intestinal fermentation; Piglets; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Xylo oligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34247523786     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.081     Document Type: Article

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