Changes in the bacterial population of the caecum and stomach of the rabbit in response to addition of dietary caprylic acid

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 334-339

  Skřivanová, Eva ^a   Worgan, Hilary J ^b   Pinloche, Eric ^b   Marounek, Milan ^a   Newbold, C Jamie ^b   McEwan, Neil R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial population; Caecum; Caprylic acid; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; OCTANOIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CECUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CECUM; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; OCTANOIC ACIDS; RABBITS; STOMACH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77955587624     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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