The role of gut microbiota in the health and disease of pigs

Animal Frontiers

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 30-36

  Fouhse, Janelle M ^a   Zijlstra, Ruurd T ^a   Willing, Ben P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Microbial ecosystem; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021404828     PISSN: 21606056     EISSN: 21606064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/af.2016-0031     Document Type: Article

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