Effect of dietary crude protein level on jejunal brush border enzyme activities in weaned pigs

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 455-466

  Opapeju, Florence Omobola ^a   Rademacher, Meike ^b   Nyachoti, Charles Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Digestion; Enzyme activity; Piglets; Protein

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JEJUNUM; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROVILLUS; PIG; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RANDOMIZATION; VETERINARY; WEANING;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; JEJUNUM; MALE; MICROVILLI; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUS SCROFA; WEANING;

EID: 70350752095     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390903299133     Document Type: Article

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