Dietary supplementation with benzoic acid improves apparent ileal digestibility of total nitrogen and increases villous height and caecal microbial diversity in weaner pigs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 137-147

  Halas, D ^a   Hansen, C F ^a   Hampson, D J ^a   Mullan, B P ^b   Kim, J C ^b   Wilson, R H ^c,d   Pluske, J R ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Animal Research and Development   (Australia)

^c Wandalup Farms ^*  (Australia)

^d Rob Wilson Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzoic acid; Digestibility; Inulin; Microbiota; Performance; Weaner pig

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 77956461557     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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