Effect of dietary protein content on ileal amino acid digestibility, growth performance, and formation of microbial metabolites in ileal and cecal digesta of early-weaned pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3303-3312

  Htoo, J K ^a,d   Araiza, B A ^b   Sauer, W C ^a,b   Rademacher, M ^c   Zhang, Y ^a   Cervantes, M ^b   Zijlstra, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^c EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

^d Evonik Degussa Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Digestibility; Early weaned pig; Growth; Microbial metabolite; Protein

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37049025152     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0105     Document Type: Article

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