Fecal scores and microbial metabolites in weaned piglets fed different protein sources and levels

This experiment studied the effects of dietary protein sources and levels on the gut health of piglets, pH value, and concentrations of microbial metabolites (ammonia-N, volatile fatty acids [VFA], and polyamines) in the distal colonic and proximal colonic digesta of piglets weaned at 21 d of age. A...

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Main Authors: Xiaolu Wen, Li Wang, Chuntian Zheng, Xuefen Yang, Xianyong Ma, Yunpeng Wu, Zhuang Chen, Zongyong Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-03-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654517301208