Modulating gastrointestinal microflora of pigs through nutrition using feed additives;Modulowanie mikroflory przewodu pokarmowego świni na drodze żywieniowej poprzez dodatki paszowe

Annals of Animal Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-355

  Bederska Łojewska, Dorota ^a   Pieszka, Marek ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Feed additives; Gut microbiota; Pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052560432     PISSN: 16423402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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