Effects of supplementation of probiotics on the performance, nutrient digestibility and faecal microflora in growing-finishing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 655-661

  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 Science   (Viet Nam)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Digestibility; Growth performance; Lactic acid bacteria; Pigs; Saccharomyces

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; PEDIOCOCCUS; PEDIOCOCCUS PENTOSACEUS; SACCHAROMYCES; SUIDAE;

EID: 79960220948     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.10238     Document Type: Article

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