Effects of dietary probiotics on growth performance, faecal microbiota and serum profiles in weaned piglets

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 616-621

  Dong, Xiaoli ^a   Zhang, Naifeng ^a   Zhou, Meng ^a   Tu, Yan ^a   Deng, Kaidong ^b   Diao, Qiyu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b JINLING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

fecal microbiota; growth performance; probiotics; serum profiles; weaned piglets

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; FECES; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; PROBIOTICS; PROTEIN; SERUM; WEANING; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 84897494417     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12372     Document Type: Article

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