Changes in intestinal microbial ecophysiology as related to the carbohydrate composition of barleys and oats cultivars in an in vitro model of the pig gastrointestinal tract

Livestock Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 151-153

  Bindelle, J ^a,b,c   Pieper, R ^a,b   Leterme, P ^b   Rossnagel, B ^a   Van Kessel, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Cereal varieties; In vitro fermentation; Microbial ecology; Pig

Indexed keywords

AVENA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES (CLASS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; HORDEUM; RUMINOCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957119244     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.050     Document Type: Article

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