Studies on the effects of essential-oil-based feed additives on performance, ileal nutrient digestibility, and selected bacterial groups in the gastrointestinal tract of piglets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2106-2112

  Maenner, K ^a   Vahjen, W ^a   Simon, O ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Feed additive; Ileal digestibility; Intestinal microbiota; Performance; Piglet

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PLANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CLOSTRIDIUM COCCOIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM LEPTUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; MENTHA ARVENSIS;

EID: 80052571566     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2950     Document Type: Article

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