Addition of inulin, alfalfa and citrus pulp in diets for piglets: Influence on nutritional and faecal parameters, intestinal organs, and colonic fermentation and bacterial populations

Livestock Science

Volumn 178, Issue , 2015, Pages 243-250

  Brambillasca, Sebastián ^a   Zunino, Pablo ^b   Cajarville, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Fibrous; Fruit by product; Pasture; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84937525346     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2015.06.003     Document Type: Article

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