Effects of different probiotic complexes of lactic acid bacteria on growth performance and gut environment of weaned piglets

Livestock Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 182-184

  Giang, Hoang Huong ^a   Viet, Tran Quoc ^b   Ogle, Brian ^c   Lindberg, Jan Erik ^c  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development   (Viet Nam)

^b National Institute of Animal Husbandry Hanoi   (Viet Nam)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Growth performance; Organic acids; Piglets; Probiotic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77957160271     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.059     Document Type: Article

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