Feeding a diet containing resistant potato starch influences gastrointestinal tract traits and growth performance of weaned pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3906-3913

  Heo, J M ^a,b   Agyekum, A K ^a   Nyachoti, C M ^a   Yin, Y L ^c   Rideout, T C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c INSTITUTE OF SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth performance; Pigs; Postweaning diarrhea; Resistant potato starch

Indexed keywords

STARCH;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ILEUM; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; POTATO; RANDOMIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CECUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ILEUM; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STARCH; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84907646720     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-7289     Document Type: Article

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