Postnatal morphological development and production of short-chain fatty acids in the digestive tract of gnotobiotic piglets

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 156-168

  Gancarcikova, Sona ^a   Buleca, V ^a   Zitnan, R ^b   Nemcova, R ^a   Scirankova, L ^a   Koscova, J ^a   Mudronova, D ^a   Hluchy, M ^a   Huska, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Development; Enterococcus faecium; Gnotobiotic piglets; Intestinal morphology; Short chain fatty acids; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 68949220473     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3023-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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