Healthy newly weaned pigs require more tryptophan to maximize feed intake if they are susceptible to Escherichia coli K88

Livestock Science

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 236-238

  Trevisi, P ^a   Corrent, E ^b   Messori, S ^a   Casini, L ^a   Bosi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Ajinomoto Eurolysine SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Enterotoxigenic E. coli; MUC4; Pig; Tryptophan; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957103180     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.151     Document Type: Article

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3. Trevisi P., Melchior D., Mazzoni M., Casini L., De Filippi S., Minieri L., Lalatta-Costerbosa G., Bosi P. A tryptophan-enriched diet improves feed intake and growth performance of susceptible weanling pigs orally challenged with E. coli K88. J. Anim. Sci. 2009, 87:148-156.