Responses of feeding prebiotics on nutrient digestibility, faecal microbiota composition and short-chain fatty acid concentrations in dogs: A meta-analysis

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1743-1750

  Patra, A K ^a  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Dog; Faecal microbiota; Fatty acid concentrations; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877934864     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111000887     Document Type: Review

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