Acid products adsorbed in diatomaceous earth beneficially influence the microbial environment in the gastrointestinal tract of piglets post-weaning

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 222-225

  Mikkelsen, L L ^a   Virtanen, E ^b   Jensen, B B ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b Kemira GrowHow Oy ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Acid products; Gut health; Gut microflora; Piglets

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 34247545084     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.071     Document Type: Article

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