Feeding chicory inulin to entire male pigs during the last period before slaughter reduces skatole in digesta and backfat

Livestock Science

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 143-145

  Kjos, N P ^a   Overland M ^a,b   Fauske, A K ^a   Sorum H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Aquaculture Protein Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chicory inulin; Entire male pigs; Microbiotica; Skatole

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957161391     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.120     Document Type: Article

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