Evaluation of dietary fructan supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, meat quality, fecal microbial flora, and fecal noxious gas emission in finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5280-5286

  Zhao, P Y ^a,b   Wang, J P ^a,b   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apparent total tract digestibility finishing pigs; Fructan; Growth performance; Noxious gas emission

Indexed keywords

FRUCTAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; FEMALE; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; FEMALE; FRUCTANS; GASES; MALE; MEAT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SWINE;

EID: 84887014564     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5393     Document Type: Article

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