Effects of betaine, organic acids and inulin as single feed additives or in combination on bacterial populations in the gastrointestinal tract of weaned pigs

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 427-441

  Metzler Zebeli, Barbara U ^a,b   Ratriyanto, Adi ^b,c   Jezierny, Dagmar ^b   Sauer, Nadja ^b   Eklund, Meike ^b   Mosenthin, Rainer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Betaine; Gastrointestinal tract; Inulin; Organic acids; Pigs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ACID; BETAINE; INULIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; ILEUM; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; RANDOMIZATION; VETERINARY;

ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BETAINE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; ILEUM; INULIN; MALE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 70350757445     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390903299190     Document Type: Article

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