Medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) and/or probiotic Enterococcus faecium as a feed supplement for piglets

Livestock Science

Volumn 192, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-7

  Hanczakowska, E ^a   Swiatkiewicz M ^a   Natonek Wisniewska M ^a   Okon K ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Capric acid; Caprylic acid; Intestine morphology; Piglet feeding; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982311559     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2016.08.002     Document Type: Article

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