Faecal microbial populations of growing kittens fed high- or moderate-protein diets

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 254-265

  Vester, Brittany M ^a   Dalsing, Beth L ^b   Middelbos, Ingmar S ^a   Apanavicius, Carolyn J ^a   Lubbs, Dustin C ^a   Swanson, Kelly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Intestine; Kittens; Microbiota; Polymerase chain reaction; Protein intake

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 74949132776     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390902860000     Document Type: Article

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