Effects of feed particle size at dietary presence of added organic acids on caecal parameters and the prevalence of Salmonella in fattening pigs on farm and at slaughter

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 423-430

  Visscher, C F ^a   Winter, P ^a   Verspohl, J ^a   Stratmann Selke, J ^b   Upmann, M ^a   Beyerbach, M ^a   Kamphues, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Innovative Veterinary Diagnostics Ltd   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caecal parameters; Fattening pigs; Feed physical form; Organic acids; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; CECUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CECUM; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FORMIC ACIDS; PARTICLE SIZE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE;

EID: 67651183676     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2008.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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