Dietary acidifiers in weanling pig diets: A review;Acidificantes dietarios para cerdos recién destetados: Revisión

Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-247

  Kil, Dong Yong ^a   Kwon, Woong Bi ^b   Kim, Beob Gyun ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acidifiers; Gastrointestinal pH; Growth performance; Microbial population; Nutrient digestion; Weanling pigs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84863241338     PISSN: 01200690     EISSN: 22562958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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