The effect of chitooligosaccharide supplementation on intestinal morphology, selected microbial populations, volatile fatty acid concentrations and immune gene expression in the weaned pig

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1620-1626

  Walsh, A M ^a   Sweeney, T ^a   Bahar, B ^a   Flynn, B ^a   O'Doherty, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

chitooligosaccharide; intestinal morphology; microbiology; pig

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 84865512233     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112000481     Document Type: Article

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