Effects of dietary combinations of organic acids and medium chain fatty acids as a replacement of zinc oxide on growth, digestibility and immunity of weaned pigs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 208, Issue , 2015, Pages 145-157

  Kuang, Y ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Song, Y ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Lin, Y ^a   Che, L ^a   Xu, S ^a   Wu, D ^a   Xue, B ^a   Fang, Z ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth performance; Immunity; Intestinal bacteria profile; Organic acids; Weaned pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940795668     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2015.07.010     Document Type: Article

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