Dietary fibre and crude protein: Impact on gastrointestinal microbial fermentation characteristics and host response

Animal Production Science

Volumn 55, Issue 11-12, 2015, Pages 1367-1375

  Pieper, R ^a   Vahjen, W ^a   Zentek, J ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

animal health; gut ecology; nutrition; pigs

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CEREAL; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FERMENTATION; LEGUME; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PIG; PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84973557305     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN15278     Document Type: Article

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