Purified cellulose, soybean hulls and citrus pulp as a source of fiber for weaned piglets

Dietary fiber is an important component, which has a direct effect on intake, digestion, and absorption of nutrients; and also alters intestinal microbiota and morphology according to solubility. One digestibility trial and one performance experiment were performed to evaluate the effects of sources...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Augusto Fonseca Pascoal, Maria Cristina Thomaz, Pedro Henrique Watanabe, Urbano dos Santos Ruiz, Alessandro Borges Amorim, Everton Daniel, Susana Zaneti da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-10-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162015000500400&lng=en&tlng=en