Effects of chito-oligosaccharide supplementation on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and fecal shedding of Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus in weaning pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2609-2618

  Liu, P ^a   Piao, X S ^a   Kim, S W ^a,b   Wang, L ^a   Shen, Y B ^a   Lee, H S ^c   Li, S Y ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chito oligosaccharide; Escherichia coli; Growth performance; Intestinal morphology; Lactobacillus; Pig

Indexed keywords

OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; INTESTINE, SMALL; LACTOBACILLUS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 54449096412     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0668     Document Type: Article

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