Effect of fermented medicinal plants on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal noxious gas emissions, and diarrhea score in weanling pigs

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1269-1274

  Zhao, Pinyao ^a   Li, Hanlin ^a   Lei, Yan ^a   Li, Tianshui ^a   Kim, Sunki ^b   Kim, Inho ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Sunbio Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diarrhea score; Fecal noxious gas emission; Fermented medicinal plants; Growth performance; Nutrient digestibility; Weanling pig

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TUSANQI;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIARRHEA; DIGESTION; FECES; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDICINAL PLANT; PIG; REHMANNIA; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING;

ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; DIGESTION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FECES; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REHMANNIA; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING;

EID: 84956733467     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7217     Document Type: Article

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