The effect of dietary laminarin and fucoidan in the diet of the weanling piglet on performance and selected faecal microbial populations

Livestock Science

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 208-210

  O'Doherty, J V ^a   McDonnell, P ^a   Figat, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fucoidan; Gut flora; Laminarin; Performance; Piglets

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957142443     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.143     Document Type: Article

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