A diet containing dried chicory root does not protect against post-weaning diarrhoea in an E. coli challenge model using piglets weaned at 7weeks of age

Livestock Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 232-235

  Hedemann, Mette Skou ^a   Bach Knudsen, Knud Erik ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chicory root; Diarrhoea; Escherichia coli; Fructan; Pig; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957116034     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.073     Document Type: Article

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