The consequences of non-starch polysaccharide solubility and inclusion level on the health and performance of weaned pigs challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 520-530

  Wellock, I J ^a   Fortomaris, P D ^b   Houdijk, J G M ^a   Wiseman, J ^c   Kyriazakis, I ^a,d  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Inulin; Non starch polysaccharides; Pigs; Post weaning colibacillosis

Indexed keywords

NONSTARCH POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SOLUBILITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; COLON; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOLUBILITY; SUS SCROFA; SWINE DISEASES; VISCOSITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 38949102654     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507819167     Document Type: Article

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