The effects of pure nucleotides on performance, humoral immunity, gut structure and numbers of intestinal bacteria of newly weaned pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3126-3134

  Sauer, N ^a   Eklund, M ^a   Bauer, E ^a   Ganzle M G ^b   Field, C J ^b   Zijlstra, R T ^b   Mosenthin, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Immunoglobulin; Intestine; Nucleotide; Performance; Pig

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; NUCLEOTIDES; SWINE;

EID: 84882612389     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4417     Document Type: Article

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