Cereal β-glucan alters nutrient digestibility and microbial activity in the intestinal tract of pigs, and lower manure ammonia emission: A meta-analysis

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3188-3199

  Metzler Zebeli, B U ^a   Zebeli, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ammonia emission; Cereal glucan; Digestibility; Fermentation; Pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882721455     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5547     Document Type: Article

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