Impact of diet composition on ileal digestibility and small intestinal morphology in early-weaned pigs fitted with a T-cannula

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 586-594

  Kluess, J ^a,c   Schoenhusen, U ^a   Souffrant, W B ^a   Jones, P H ^b,d   Miller, B G ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crypt hyperplasia; Early weaned piglet; Endogenous nitrogen loss; Microbial nitrogen; Sileal digestibility

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

EID: 77951257990     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109991455     Document Type: Article

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